which services can i disable?

got a new acer laptop with win 8.1 - seems to have a large number of services running.

can't tell which are needed and which are just bloat-ware.

any idea which ones i can disable?

Name    PID    Description    Status    Group
WSearch    3408    Windows Search    Running    
WMPNetworkSvc        Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service    Stopped    
wmiApSrv        WMI Performance Adapter    Stopped    
WinDefend        Windows Defender Service    Stopped    
WdNisSvc        Windows Defender Network Inspection Service    Stopped    
wbengine        Block Level Backup Engine Service    Stopped    
VSS        Volume Shadow Copy    Stopped    
vds        Virtual Disk    Stopped    
VaultSvc        Credential Manager    Stopped    
UI0Detect        Interactive Services Detection    Stopped    
UEIPSvc    4388    User Experience Improvement Program    Running    
TrustedInstaller        Windows Modules Installer    Stopped    
sppsvc        Software Protection    Stopped    
Spooler    1424    Print Spooler    Running    
SNMPTRAP        SNMP Trap    Stopped    
SamSs    744    Security Accounts Manager    Running    
RpcLocator        Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator    Stopped    
RMSvc    4568    Quick Access RadioMgr Service    Running    
RichVideo    1624    Cyberlink RichVideo Service(CRVS)    Running    
QASvc    3760    Quick Access Service    Running    
PerfHost        Performance Counter DLL Host    Stopped    
NetTcpPortSharing        Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service    Stopped    
Netlogon        Netlogon    Stopped    
msiserver        Windows Installer    Stopped    
MSDTC        Distributed Transaction Coordinator    Stopped    
LMSvc    2040    Launch Manager Service    Running    
KeyIso        CNG Key Isolation    Stopped    
Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service TCP IP Interface        Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service TCP IP Interface    Stopped    
Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service Interface    2012    Intel(R) Capability Licensing Service Interface    Running    
igfxCUIService1.0.0.0    656    Intel(R) HD Graphics Control Panel Service    Running    
IEEtwCollectorService        Internet Explorer ETW Collector Service    Stopped    
ICCS        Intel(R) Integrated Clock Controller Service - Intel(R) ICCS    Stopped    
GamesAppService        GamesAppService    Stopped    
GamesAppIntegrationService    4876    GamesAppIntegrationService    Running    
FontCache3.0.0.0    3152    Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 3.0.0.0    Running    
Fax        Fax    Stopped    
ePowerSvc    4500    ePower Service    Running    
EFS        Encrypting File System (EFS)    Stopped    
cphs        Intel(R) Content Protection HECI Service    Stopped    
COMSysApp        COM+ System Application    Stopped    
CCDMonitorService    1616    CCDMonitorService    Running    
avast! Antivirus    1240    avast! Antivirus    Running    
AtherosSvc    1592    AtherosSvc    Running    
ALG        Application Layer Gateway Service    Stopped    
AppReadiness        App Readiness    Stopped    AppReadiness
AxInstSV        ActiveX Installer (AxInstSV)    Stopped    AxInstSVGroup
SystemEventsBroker    816    System Events Broker    Running    DcomLaunch
Power    816    Power    Running    DcomLaunch
PlugPlay    816    Plug and Play    Running    DcomLaunch
LSM    816    Local Session Manager    Running    DcomLaunch
DeviceInstall        Device Install Service    Stopped    DcomLaunch
DcomLaunch    816    DCOM Server Process Launcher    Running    DcomLaunch
BrokerInfrastructure    816    Background Tasks Infrastructure Service    Running    DcomLaunch
defragsvc        Optimize drives    Stopped    defragsvc
vmicrdv        Hyper-V Remote Desktop Virtualization Service    Stopped    ICService
vmicheartbeat        Hyper-V Heartbeat Service    Stopped    ICService
stisvc        Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)    Stopped    imgsvc
workfolderssvc        Work Folders    Stopped    LocalService
WinHttpAutoProxySvc    440    WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service    Running    LocalService
WebClient        WebClient    Stopped    LocalService
WdiServiceHost    440    Diagnostic Service Host    Running    LocalService
W32Time        Windows Time    Stopped    LocalService
THREADORDER        Thread Ordering Server    Stopped    LocalService
SstpSvc        Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol Service    Stopped    LocalService
RemoteRegistry        Remote Registry    Stopped    localService
nsi    440    Network Store Interface Service    Running    LocalService
netprofm    440    Network List Service    Running    LocalService
lltdsvc        Link-Layer Topology Discovery Mapper    Stopped    LocalService
FontCache    440    Windows Font Cache Service    Running    LocalService
fdPHost    440    Function Discovery Provider Host    Running    LocalService
EventSystem    440    COM+ Event System    Running    LocalService
bthserv        Bluetooth Support Service    Stopped    LocalService
wcncsvc    2380    Windows Connect Now - Config Registrar    Running    LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
upnphost    2380    UPnP Device Host    Running    LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
TimeBroker    2380    Time Broker    Running    LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
SSDPSRV    2380    SSDP Discovery    Running    LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
SensrSvc        Sensor Monitoring Service    Stopped    LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
SCardSvr        Smart Card    Stopped    LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
QWAVE        Quality Windows Audio Video Experience    Stopped    LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
FDResPub    2380    Function Discovery Resource Publication    Running    LocalServiceAndNoImpersonation
wscsvc    1008    Security Center    Running    LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
WPCSvc        Family Safety    Stopped    LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
Wcmsvc    1008    Windows Connection Manager    Running    LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
vmictimesync        Hyper-V Time Synchronization Service    Stopped    LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
lmhosts    1008    TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper    Running    LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
HomeGroupProvider    1008    HomeGroup Provider    Running    LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
EventLog    1008    Windows Event Log    Running    LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
Dhcp    1008    DHCP Client    Running    LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
Audiosrv    1008    Windows Audio    Running    LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
AppIDSvc        Application Identity    Stopped    LocalServiceNetworkRestricted
WwanSvc        WWAN AutoConfig    Stopped    LocalServiceNoNetwork
pla        Performance Logs & Alerts    Stopped    LocalServiceNoNetwork
NcdAutoSetup    1468    Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup    Running    LocalServiceNoNetwork
MpsSvc    1468    Windows Firewall    Running    LocalServiceNoNetwork
DPS    1468    Diagnostic Policy Service    Running    LocalServiceNoNetwork
BFE    1468    Base Filtering Engine    Running    LocalServiceNoNetwork
PNRPsvc        Peer Name Resolution Protocol    Stopped    LocalServicePeerNet
PNRPAutoReg        PNRP Machine Name Publication Service    Stopped    LocalServicePeerNet
p2psvc        Peer Networking Grouping    Stopped    LocalServicePeerNet
p2pimsvc        Peer Networking Identity Manager    Stopped    LocalServicePeerNet
wudfsvc        Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
WPDBusEnum        Portable Device Enumerator Service    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
WlanSvc    944    WLAN AutoConfig    Running    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
WiaRpc        Still Image Acquisition Events    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
WdiSystemHost        Diagnostic System Host    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
vmicvss        Hyper-V Volume Shadow Copy Requestor    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
vmicshutdown        Hyper-V Guest Shutdown Service    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
vmickvpexchange        Hyper-V Data Exchange Service    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
vmicguestinterface        Hyper-V Guest Service Interface    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
UmRdpService        Remote Desktop Services UserMode Port Redirector    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
TrkWks    944    Distributed Link Tracking Client    Running    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
TabletInputService        Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
SysMain    944    Superfetch    Running    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
svsvc        Spot Verifier    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
StorSvc        Storage Service    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
ScDeviceEnum        Smart Card Device Enumeration Service    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
PcaSvc    944    Program Compatibility Assistant Service    Running    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
Netman    944    Network Connections    Running    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
NcbService    944    Network Connection Broker    Running    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
HomeGroupListener        HomeGroup Listener    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
hidserv        Human Interface Device Service    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
fhsvc        File History Service    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
dot3svc        Wired AutoConfig    Stopped    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
DeviceAssociationService    944    Device Association Service    Running    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
AudioEndpointBuilder    944    Windows Audio Endpoint Builder    Running    LocalSystemNetworkRestricted
wuauserv        Windows Update    Stopped    netsvcs
wlidsvc        Microsoft Account Sign-in Assistant    Stopped    netsvcs
Winmgmt    328    Windows Management Instrumentation    Running    netsvcs
wercplsupport        Problem Reports and Solutions Control Panel Support    Stopped    netsvcs
Themes    328    Themes    Running    netsvcs
ShellHWDetection    328    Shell Hardware Detection    Running    netsvcs
SharedAccess        Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)    Stopped    netsvcs
SessionEnv        Remote Desktop Configuration    Stopped    netsvcs
SENS    328    System Event Notification Service    Running    netsvcs
seclogon        Secondary Logon    Stopped    netsvcs
SCPolicySvc        Smart Card Removal Policy    Stopped    netsvcs
Schedule    328    Task Scheduler    Running    netsvcs
RemoteAccess        Routing and Remote Access    Stopped    netsvcs
RasMan        Remote Access Connection Manager    Stopped    netsvcs
RasAuto        Remote Access Auto Connection Manager    Stopped    netsvcs
ProfSvc    328    User Profile Service    Running    netsvcs
NcaSvc        Network Connectivity Assistant    Stopped    NetSvcs
MSiSCSI        Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Service    Stopped    netsvcs
MMCSS        Multimedia Class Scheduler    Stopped    netsvcs
lfsvc        Windows Location Framework Service    Stopped    netsvcs
LanmanServer    328    Server    Running    netsvcs
iphlpsvc    328    IP Helper    Running    NetSvcs
IKEEXT    328    IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules    Running    netsvcs
hkmsvc        Health Key and Certificate Management    Stopped    netsvcs
gpsvc        Group Policy Client    Stopped    netsvcs
Eaphost        Extensible Authentication Protocol    Stopped    netsvcs
DsmSvc        Device Setup Manager    Stopped    netsvcs
CertPropSvc        Certificate Propagation    Stopped    netsvcs
Browser    328    Computer Browser    Running    netsvcs
BITS    328    Background Intelligent Transfer Service    Running    netsvcs
BDESVC        BitLocker Drive Encryption Service    Stopped    netsvcs
Appinfo    328    Application Information    Running    netsvcs
AeLookupSvc        Application Experience    Stopped    netsvcs
WinRM        Windows Remote Management (WS-Management)    Stopped    NetworkService
Wecsvc        Windows Event Collector    Stopped    NetworkService
TermService        Remote Desktop Services    Stopped    NetworkService
TapiSrv        Telephony    Stopped    NetworkService
NlaSvc    1148    Network Location Awareness    Running    NetworkService
napagent        Network Access Protection Agent    Stopped    NetworkService
LanmanWorkstation    1148    Workstation    Running    NetworkService
Dnscache    1148    DNS Client    Running    NetworkService
CryptSvc    1148    Cryptographic Services    Running    NetworkService
KtmRm        KtmRm for Distributed Transaction Coordinator    Stopped    NetworkServiceAndNoImpersonation
PolicyAgent        IPsec Policy Agent    Stopped    NetworkServiceNetworkRestricted
PrintNotify        Printer Extensions and Notifications    Stopped    print
RpcSs    860    Remote Procedure Call (RPC)    Running    rpcss
RpcEptMapper    860    RPC Endpoint Mapper    Running    RPCSS
smphost        Microsoft Storage Spaces SMP    Stopped    smphost
swprv        Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider    Stopped    swprv
WbioSrvc        Windows Biometric Service    Stopped    WbioSvcGroup
WcsPlugInService        Windows Color System    Stopped    wcssvc
WEPHOSTSVC        Windows Encryption Provider Host Service    Stopped    WepHostSvcGroup
WerSvc        Windows Error Reporting Service    Stopped    WerSvcGroup
WSService        Windows Store Service (WSService)    Stopped    wsappx
AppXSvc        AppX Deployment Service (AppXSVC)    Stopped    wsappx

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Hi Steve,

 

Thank you for posting your query in Windows 10 Technical Preview.

 

In addition the suggestion provided by ZigZag3143 (MS – MVP) you may also refer to the suggestions by Tech-Geek on May 31, 2010 from the link below if you want to disable unnecessary startup entries:

 

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-performance/services-running-on-my-computer/018bc5ac-d151-4656-9a22-b319f6d1cab6

 

Note: Using Third Party Software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from booting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that any problems resulting from the use of Third Party Software can be solved. Using Third Party Software is at your own risk.

 

Hope it helps, do get back to us if you need further assistance.

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