Change the start-up mode of a service
| Operating System |
Windows NT/ 2000 /XP |
| Category |
System |
Windows services are the background Task which are essential and crucial for system integrity. These service run in background and perform different task. But not all services are crucial and their execution would lead to unnecessary usage of system resources like memory.
this tweak will allow you to configure the startup type of the service, but before we move ahead with the application of the tweak, I would like to inform you that disabling some services could lead to serious trouble so person working with this tweak should be aware about the service he is working upon.

Steps for applying this Tweak
- Open registry
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
- Expand the '+' sign of service to enumerate various services installed on system
- Select the service you would like to work upon
- After selecting the service on the right hand side change the value of start accordingly. Below is the list of Option set the value to any one of these
- 2 start automatically
- 3 manual start
- 4 disable the service
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