Performance Tutorials Services - Boosting Performance by Disabling Unnecessary Services on Windows XP Home Edition - Part III

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Service Name	Startup Type	Usage Note
Server	Disabled	Used to share files and resources to other computers.
Shell Hardware Detection	Disabled	Used to support auto-play functions.
Smart Card	Disabled	Used to support smart card devices.
SSDP Discovery Service	Disabled	Used to support UPnP devices on local networks.
System Restore Service	Automatic	Used to take snapshots of the running system.
Task Scheduler	Automatic	Used to configure and schedule automated tasks.
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper	Disabled	Used to support NetBIOS protocol over TCP/IP.
Telephony	Manual	Used by Internet dialup connections.
Terminal Services	Disabled	Used to offer terminal services to other computers.
Themes	Automatic	Used to support Windows XP appearance themes.
Uninterruptible Power Supply	Disabled	Used to support UPS devices.
Universal Plug and Play Device Host	Disabled	Used to support UPnP devices.
Volume Shadow Copy	Manual	Used to support Microsoft Backup Utilities.
WebClient	Disabled	Enables Windows-based programs to create and modify Internet-based files.
Windows Audio	Automatic	Used to manage audio devices for playing music files.
Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)	Automatic	Used to support Windows firewall.
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)	Disabled	Used by image acquisition devices, like scanners.
Windows Installer	Manual	Used for installing .msi files.
Windows Management Instrumentation	Automatic	An essential service to the system.
Windows Time	Disabled	Used for time synchronization with other computers.
Windows User Mode Driver Framework	Automatic	An essential service to the system.
Wireless Zero Configuration	Disabled	Used for wireless connections.
WMI Performance Adapter	Manual	Used by Windows Management Instrumentation functions.
Workstation	Automatic	Use to connecting to local network servers.