I have Win 10 pro and I'd really like to know what is safe to disable. I could def use the extra 50% power!

sethleigh, YES.  Because the slowest thing in my computer is the processor (i5 6400)  So, now my 6400 runs like a i&6700K would on someone who didn't mess with all the services or tweak, maybe even better.
I can tell you that I get better benchmark results with people with same GPU and much better processors, but.. I also don't have a lot of info for you there.. 

Heck yes there's an improvement, now... on ACTUAL FPS and stuff... PROBABLY, but I never compare any more.  And it's been a long time since I compared.  Because, now I just fix it all up right when I install windows, so I have nothing to compare it to.

Let's put it this way, on one website it said you could experience over 50% improvement in gaming FPS from disabling certain services.  And my method disables WAAAYYY more than that, so... yes, it probably does.

But, let me see if I can explain the difference.  You know back in the day (or maybe for you still) when computers would take time to load stuff up?  Like, internet explorer would have the load symbol then a few seconds later it would load up?
I started doing this back then, and I made a lot of computers much quicker (things would open right away when you opened them now)

Now, my computer, even though it probably wouldn't anyway... never has any loading time.  Ever.  I'm talking about in windows.
I can have 50 internet explorer browsers open, spotify, watching a movie, editing a sound project, smile game builder.. etc.. and it still runs as though it's the only program running.
So I imagine it is effecting games very much and FPS.  Yes.  But, regardless... it still is nice having a completely functional blazingly fast/instant computer.  And, i'm sure *every* member on this forum has the PC power potential to do that.

If you are waiting EVER for anything to load, and you have an SSD and pretty high end computer like mine.. then you should definitely do this.. AND other things.
I don't use windows 10 apps, so I removed them all and disabled the store as much as possible.
I removed Cortana, because I can type faster than she can search.
I edited registry items which will actually set video game priority higher, making them run faster.
I use process hacker and leave it open constantly and it has the option to not only set each processor at Highest (or real time, but dont do that.) but it also has an ability that Task Manager doesn't have, a couple actually, you can set I/O priority too!!!!!
And here's the best part about process hacker, is you can SAVE IT.  so, it remembers every program (if you click save) that you have changed the priority of and it will boot it up that way each time, just make sure you leave process hacker open.
(You can even replace the task manager with process hacker, but I don't recommend that, as the task manager is useful in other situations.  Just leave it in your tray.)
And many, many more tweaks... it took me a long time of ripping Google apart trying to find all the best ones...

Some involve Registry, some involve Group Policy, etc... But just be very careful, or back up your system before even starting any of this.
I've only made Windows unrecoverable maybe two times after 5+ years of doing this.  So, just as long as you're careful.
 

samenew2288 this is very interesting, I already backed up my OS to a storage drive so I am ready to apply your suggested tweaks. How will you go about telling us what we need to do as in will you make a simple txt file with all the instructions we can download? Or will  you type everything out here in this thread? I really want to get the most out of my systems performance so this has me jazzed about this.

Ok, Arios!  But you need to be cautious.  I will tell you that the screenshot(s) (i compiled it all as one really long screenshot)
I will tell you that I am talking to you right now with all these services disabled on this computer, internet running, music playing, can play a game at high speed if i want... all messengers work... can play movies...
Everything I can think of that *I do* I can do.  But, that may not be the same for you.

Can you tell me how to paste the image here?  it says it's too big.

I will be cautious, I have already backed up my entire OS files on a SSD and I have a USB bootable Win 10 Pro installation. So if anything happens I will not blame you, and I will just simply reinstall my OS if need be.
 
About the image, if you have an image hosting account (I use Imgur) you can upload it there and send a HTML link here in the thread where it will direct us to your image and then we can download it or take screen shots and save them as files. Any site that let's you upload files will be fine. You can enable google drop box for Gmail here
I think going with dropbox is the best choice as we will be able to download your image file directly instead of having to take screenshots and save them as img files.

meh... call me skeptical. these kind of tweaks might have made a difference 10 years ago but, with the amount of performance in today's gaming rigs, i don't see it making a dent.

Hmmm...considering that at idle my CPU usage is between 0 and 1%...and that 1% is MSI Afterburner. No offense but, unless you've got something wrong with your system at most you might see a few percent increase. There is no way you're going to see 50%  to 200% increase. That just ludicrous.

Hmm. How can I be polite about this and not sound like a jerk? I will be blunt. DO NOT do this. This is pure snake oil and reads like those ad's on tv that promises 50-100% increase in performance. I have seen so many people in the past mess with services and completely bork their pc. Or even worse. Not boot up after. That "Black Viper" service guide is the plague and I cringe every time someone tells people to use it. You have been warned. Anyone posting to contact them directly for "tweaks" like this. Is highly suspect and a RED flag.  

sethleigh
I'm willing to give it a try. I'll run some benchmarks and gaming benchmarks before and after, with a system recovery point set before I touch a thing, of course.

If you check in Windows Task Manager, you'll see virtually every unused service is already stopped.

HeavyHemi, yea, but it has to store that info somewhere, and then it will pop up and do what it wants to when it's time, possibly interrupting your game in some manner.

I actually agree with you, HeavyHemi, in concept anyhow.  But, after having done this tweak and quite a few others... i definitely got more than 50% power boost out of my computer.  My computer never hangs on anything.

I would be very cautious about this.
 
It just doesn't make sense.
 
My PC idles at 1% processor usage (OC Precision X, Corsair Link, Hardware Monitor)...I really doubt you get a 50% power boost from your computer.
 
I agree with FattysGoneWild...this sounds like a sham...a virus opportunity...a Trojan horse key recorder opportunity...
 

Alright, alright.

You could very well be right...

But, this is something I adopted from when computers weren't so fast.  So, I'm just still doing it.

But, as far as me trying to give someone a virus... no...

Now, would it enable people to possibly have easier access to your computer?
Maybe, but I never cared about any of that.  If someone wants to spy on what I'm doing I really don't care.  I have nothing to hide.
I manage my finances off my personal computer entirely.  Plus, I run virus scanners, many of them.. fairly frequently.

It's interesting you say "these lists" , because I could never find one that even came close to completely defining what could be taken off for the things that I do on a computer.
I never found much of a list at all that contained more than about 20 at max suggestions.



Who knows, I may be the only person alive who would benefit from having such a barebones computer =/
But, I don't want to hoard the info if anyone else can benefit.  I DO urge caution, though.

I don't use any of that smart tablet, camera, bluetooth stuff etc with my gaming computer.

Actually, it is very true that you can get 50%+ performance boost.   But, probably not on our computers.. our main rigs anyway.

But damn, apply this list to a slow laptop or even slightly older PC (4-5 years older), then run advanced system care once or twice and you will see a huge performance boost.


Edit:  I know this for fact from having done it so many times and people saying "OH MY GOSH what did you do the computer?? I didn't know it could run so fast!"  Lol.  But, no, these were people who did not have fast or up to date computers.


Don't forget to look into your task scheduler as well, I found I needed *nothing* from that.  and there's some 100 tasks in there you may not have even known about that your computer is routinely running.

For people trying to get every single frame they can, this would also be valuable.  There are some gurus like that.




Did my link work?  To the screenshot?  Anyone?
 
 
 

HeavyHemi

sethleigh
I'm willing to give it a try. I'll run some benchmarks and gaming benchmarks before and after, with a system recovery point set before I touch a thing, of course.

If you check in Windows Task Manager, you'll see virtually every unused service is already stopped.

That's a good point. I'll check it out. Windows services is something I know very little about. I won't try anything without some research first, but I'm feeling more cautious as this thread develops.