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svchost.exe - Service - Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)

Q

Can I disable Windows service "Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)" to speedup my computer?

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A
Windows service "Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)" - Provides image acquisition services for scanners and cameras.

Execution command: C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k imgsvc

If you are not using your computer to manage image devices like scanners, you should disable "Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)", freeing up at least 1MB of memory.

Follow our Disabling Windows Service tutorial, if you want to disable this service.

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