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Change services only after specific diagnostics and save the original state.

A running service does not necessarily use resources constantly.

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The manager shows the full list of services and drivers with their current state (“Running” or “Stopped”), startup type and a “Dependencies” tab. Starting and stopping are performed with confirmation. It is intended for manual diagnostics: to see how the system is put together.

The top panel filters the list: “All services”, “Windows services”, “Other services”, “All drivers”, “Windows drivers”, “Other drivers” and “All drivers and services”. “Other services” and “Other drivers” show only what was installed from outside — third-party services and drivers that are not part of Windows: they are usually installed by programs and hardware drivers. This is the fastest way to find what exactly third-party has been added to the system.

What changes

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“Startup type” determines when a service starts: “Automatic” — at Windows startup, “Manual” — on request, “Disabled” — does not start at all. “Start” and “Stop” take effect immediately and require confirmation; changing the startup type takes effect the next time the service starts.

The “Dependencies” tab shows two relationships: “Depends on” — what must be running for this service, and “Services that depend on this service” — what will stop working without it. If there are no dependencies, the manager says so directly.

Exceptions and differences

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  • choose a service by its purpose; do not follow advice to disable everything indiscriminately;
  • before changing anything, write down the original startup type and state;
  • take both relationships on the dependencies tab into account;
  • change one service at a time and reboot only when necessary;
  • do not disable Windows Update, Defender, Firewall, RPC, Plug and Play, audio and network services just to reduce background activity — a running service does not necessarily use resources constantly.

How to verify the result

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After changing the startup type, reboot the PC and check in the manager’s list (or on the “Services” tab of Task Manager) that the service started or did not start in the expected state. Make sure the dependent features keep working.

How to change and revert

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Open “Optimization” → “Service Manager”, select a service, set the “Startup type” (“Automatic”, “Manual” or “Disabled”) and confirm the change. To revert, restore the recorded original startup type and reboot. Starting and stopping with confirmation are available in the card of the selected service.

Confirmation

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Last checked: 2026-09-20.