How to enable, disable, start, stop or restart services in Windows 11/10

In this post, we will discuss the topic of how to enable or disable services and start, stop and restart services in Windows 11 or Windows 10 using PowerShell, Command Prompt, Task Manager and Network Command.

Windows services are applications that typically start when your computer boots and run quietly in the background until the computer is turned off. Essentially, a service is any Windows application implemented using the services API that performs low-level tasks that require little or no user interaction.

Ways to open a window with services in Windows 10

There are several ways to open the Windows 10 system services management window. But in this article we will talk about the two simplest of them.

The fastest and easiest way is the services.msc command

This method works on all versions of Windows, including Windows 10.

Press the key combination “windows” + “r” on the keyboard. These are the buttons on the keyboard:

The combination of the “Win” + “R” buttons on the keyboard

The familiar “run” window appears, in which you need to enter services.msc and click “ok”.

• We solve the problem when the Local System service node loads the disk with Windows 10

Command to open services in windows

After a few seconds, a window will appear with all the services of your operating system.

Services in windows 10

The second way is through computer control

Right-click on the start menu and select “Computer Management” from the menu that opens.

Managing your computer in Windows 10

In the window that appears on the left, select “Services and Applications” -> “Services”.

Services in Windows 10

After this, a complete list of active and inactive services of your Windows operating system will be displayed on the right side of the screen.

Using the list of applications in the Start menu

1. Click on the Start with the Windows logo.
2. In the list of all applications, find the “Windows Administrative Tools” .
3. Click on the folder to expand the list of standard Windows utilities.
4. Find the “Services” and click on it.

It can take a long time to search for Services through the list of all applications. To speed up your search, click on the letter “C” and you will be transferred to all applications starting with that letter.

Logging into Services on a PC with Windows 10

Almost any standard Windows OS component can be launched in several ways. The “Services” we are considering today are no exception. Next, you will learn about all the possible options for launching this equipment, after which you can choose the most suitable one for yourself.

Method 1: System Search

The simplest, but still not obvious for many users, way to launch any standard Windows 10 component is to search for it in the system. To do this, you should use the standard function, which can be called from the taskbar (by default, the necessary button is located to the right of the Start menu) or by using the hot keys “WIN + S”.

Run command

On Windows the command is to execute this window with a string.

The run command in Windows 7 and Windows 8 are similar.

In this line you need to enter a command and click on the “OK” button and the desired program or utility will immediately start or the window corresponding to the command will open.

How to call the Run command

There are several ways to call the Execute command.

1. You need to simultaneously press the WIN+X keys on your keyboard.WIN+X hotkeys
   A context menu will appear in the lower left corner, find the “Run” line in this menu and click on it.

   Using hotkeys we open the context menu

   This is how the Run command is launched using the WIN+X key combination.

2. To launch the Run command on the keyboard, you need to simultaneously press the WIN + R keys. The Run command opens using hotkeys.
   In a moment, a window called Run will open.
3. Press the start button or the WIN key on your keyboard. The Start screen appears on your monitor. Start screen in Windows 8
   You need to click on the search which is located in the upper right corner. A search bar will appear, enter the word “Run” in this line.

   Search bar on the Start screen

   All applications associated with this word will appear below, click on the first one and the Run command will open.

List of commands to execute

Below is a table that contains the commands for the Run line, and also describes which utilities, programs or windows will launch these commands.

Source: https://kaknakomputere.ru/komponenty-windows/komanda-vypolnit

Disabling unnecessary services in Windows 10

By opening the Services snap-in using any of the methods discussed above, you can see a large list of components important for the operating system. As already mentioned in the introduction of this article, many of them run in the background, but this does not mean that absolutely all of them are needed for the correct and stable functioning of Windows 10. Moreover, some of them are not only useless, but also have a negative impact impact on overall performance and can therefore be disabled without any negative consequences. To find out which background processes can be stopped, our detailed guide can be found in the first link below. The second one talks about how to do this.

Read more:Which services can be disabled in Windows 10How to disable unnecessary services in Windows 10

Using the address bar in Explorer

Another option is to open the “Services” utility from any folder.

1. Open the Explorer application or simply click the My Computer shortcut on your desktop.
2. In the address bar, start typing services.msc
3. Windows will offer Services as the first option.
4. Click on the services.msc

This is what Explorer looks like. You can go to the Services application from any folder.

Where to find and how to use

If these components work “in the background,” that is, they do not manifest themselves at first glance, then in order to enable or disable them, you must first get to some settings or panel where you can operate running services. It's logical. You can view a list of what is currently running in the task manager on the tab of the same name.

The easiest way to launch the dispatcher is to simultaneously press the Ctrl+Shift+Esc keys. Notice that the right column shows which services are running and which are stopped. The groups on whose behalf they act are also visible here. But the latter is more about safety.

To open the services control panel, you can spend a long time wandering through the Windows Control Panel and its nested settings. But it’s better to do it much simpler. Please note that in the Task Manager, at the very bottom when the “Services” tab is running, you are prompted to open them.

By clicking on the link, you will open a window with the following content:

See also: Windows 10 Registry

There are two tabs at the bottom: “Advanced” and “Standard View”. By switching to advanced, you can see a description of the service. It is not always detailed and is something like this:

The geographic location service is described in detail, and there are “Stop” and “Restart” buttons. But it is much more convenient to select the item of interest by right-clicking and selecting “Properties”:

The same window will open for all services available in the operating system:

There is much more information presented here than in the expanded view. You can start, stop, pause a system component and select the startup type. For example, if you click stop, it will stop, but the next time you turn it on or after a reboot, the service will work as before. By stopping and selecting the startup type “Disabled” you will “get rid” of this service until you start it yourself.

Windows commands for the command line - a useful selection

In this post, I collect useful windows commands that can come in handy in different situations. Starting from solving system problems (especially in such cases when the graphical interface freezes and does not work) and ending with simply faster access to the interface if you remember the command from memory.

Commands to launch controls:

• Network connections: ncpa.cpl
• System properties: sysdm.cpl
• Installing and removing programs: appwiz.cpl
• User accounts: nusrmgr.cpl
• Date and time: timedate.cpl
• Screen properties: desk.cpl
• Windows Firewall: firewall.cpl
• Hardware Installation Wizard: hdwwiz.cpl
• Internet Properties: inetcpl.cpl
• Accessibility: access.cpl
• Mouse properties: control Main.cpl
• Keyboard properties: control Main.cpl,@1
• Language and Regional Features: intl.cpl
• Gaming devices: joy.cpl
• Properties: Sounds and audio devices: mmsys.cpl
• Network Setup Wizard: netsetup.cpl
• Power management: powercfg.cpl
• Security Center: wscui.cpl
• Automatic update: wuaucpl.cpl
• control — Control panel
• control admintools — Administration
• control desktop - Screen Settings / Personalization
• control folders — Folder properties
• control fonts — Fonts
• control keyboard — Keyboard properties
• control mouse — Mouse properties
• control printers — Devices and printers
• control schedtasks — Task Scheduler

Run from the user's environment, under a different name, you can run most controls, except those that use explorer. For example, the Network Connections panel uses explorer.

Windows commands to launch snap-ins

• Computer Management: compmgmt.msc
• Group Policy Object Editor: gpedit.msc
• Resulting policy (the result of applying policies): rsop.msc
• Services: services.msc
• Shared Folders: fsmgmt.msc
• Device Manager: devmgmt.msc
• Local users and Groups: lusrmgr.msc
• Local Security Settings: secpol.msc
• Disk Management: diskmgmt.msc
• eventvwr.msc: Event Viewer
• certmgr.msc: Certificates - current user
• tpm.msc - Manages the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) on the local computer.

"Server" snap-ins:

• Active Directory Users and Computers: dsa.msc
• Terminal Services Manager: tsadmin.msc
• GPO Management Console (Group Policy Management Console): gpmc.msc
• Setting up a terminal server (TS Configuration): tscc.msc
• Routing and Remote Access: rrasmgmt.msc
• Active Directory Domains and Trusts: domain.msc
• Active Directory Sites and Trusts: dssite.msc
• Domain Security Settings: dompol.msc
• Domain Controller Security Policy (DC Security Settings): dcpol.msc
• DFS (Distributed File System): dfsgui.msc

Other windows commands:

• calc — Calculator
• charmap — Character table
• chkdsk — Utility for checking disks
• cleanmgr — Disk cleaning utility
• cmd - Command line
• dfrgui - Disk defragmentation
• dxdiag - DirectX Diagnostic Tools
• explorer - Windows Explorer
• logoff — Log out of a Windows user account
• magnify - Magnifier (magnifying glass)
• msconfig — System configuration
• msinfo32 — System information
• mspaint - Graphic editor Paint
• notepad — Notepad
• osk - On-screen keyboard
• perfmon - System monitor
• regedit - Registry Editor
• shutdown - Shut down Windows
• syskey - Windows account database protection
• taskmgr - Task Manager
• utilman - Ease of Access Center
• verifier — Driver verification manager
• winver — Windows version
• write - Wordpad editor
• whoami - will display the name of the current user
• net user “%USERNAME%” /domain - will display information about the domain user - name, full name, password expiration date, last login, group membership, etc.
• powercfg /requests - the command will tell you which processes, services or drivers are preventing the system from going into sleep mode. Since windows 7
• wuauclt /detectnow - check for updates
• wuauclt /reportnow - send information about installed updates to the server
• gpupdate /force - update policies
• gpresult - view which policies have been applied on the computer gpresult /H GPReport.html - in the form of a detailed html report
• gpresult /R - display summary information on the command line
• gpresult /R /V - Display detailed information. The detailed information contains information about the settings applied with priority 1.

auditpol /set /subcategory:""{0CCE9226-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}"" /success:disable /failure:enable

• View the current system audit policy:

auditpol /get /subcategory:{0CCE9226-69AE-11D9-BED3-505054503030}

Windows commands for setting up a network

• proxycfg -? - default proxy configuration tool in Windows XP/2003, WinHTTP.
• netsh winhttp - default proxy configuration tool in Windows Vista/7/2008
• netsh interface ip show config - view interface configuration
• Configure the “Local Area Connection” interface - IP, network mask, gateway:

netsh interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" static 192.168.0.100 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 1

• netsh -c interface dump > c:\conf.txt - export interface settings
• netsh -fc:\conf.txt - import interface settings
• netsh exec c:\conf.txt - import interface settings
• netsh interface ip set address "Ethernet" dhcp - enable dhcp
• netsh interface ip set dns “Ethernet” static 8.8.8.8 - switch DNS to static and specify the main DNS server
• netsh interface ip set wins “Ethernet” static 8.8.8.8 - specify the Wins server
• netsh interface ip add dns “Ethernet” 8.8.8.8 index=1 — set the primary dns
• netsh interface ip add dns “Ethernet” 8.8.4.4 index=2 — set the secondary dns
• netsh interface ip set dns “Ethernet” dhcp - get DNS via DHCP

Components window doesn't work

The instructions for activating and deactivating the affected Windows elements are simple, but some malfunctions may appear during the processing of requests. For example:

• instead of a list of components, an empty window is displayed - in this case, you need to give the current user more rights or complete the settings through a profile with Administrator rights;
• After installation, components are not displayed in the general list or are not installed - you can try disabling all items and rebooting the device. Then enable the required and disabled ones, reboot and check the result.

It is not always possible to find out what prevented the installation. In some situations, an additional antivirus scan or a Windows recovery procedure is necessary (rolling back to a working version using a previously created point).

Disabling and enabling internal components of the Windows operating system is done through the Control Panel or the Settings section. It is important to work as and with Administrator rights and study the services to be disabled in advance.

Why disable or enable

Disabling services in most cases carries several tasks:

• Freeing up RAM.
• Disabling simply unnecessary system components.
• Disable programs that interfere with work or conflict with third-party programs.

In the case of Windows 10, a lot of paranoids have appeared who believe that the operating system is stealing their personal data. You can disable “Windows spy functions” not only by disabling certain components in the system settings, but also by stopping some of the services. There are at least three of those that can be called spying:

• geographical location;
• diagnostic tracking;
• "dmwappushservice".

Whether to turn them off or not is up to you. Now you know how to do this. It all depends on whether you consider yourself to be paranoid, of which there are a lot of people with the release of the new Microsoft OS.

The following is a list of services that can be stopped without harm to the overall operation of the operating system. Some of them are needed for specific tasks, so study the description in an expanded list. So, Windows 10 services that you can disable without worrying:

• Task Manager
• Firewall
• Wireless setup
• Secondary login
• CD burning service
• Windows Search (standard file search)
• Machine Debug Manager
• Server
• Image download service
• Portable device listings
• Program Compatibility Assistant
• Error logging

See also: Pitfalls and Windows 10 license agreement

A striking example of uselessness is the service for burning CDs on a laptop without a drive. Also note that some of the programs launch their own services during installation, which are often unnecessary. Of course, you can return any service to a working state by selecting the “Automatic” startup type and launching the component.

An example of disabling in case of a conflict with third-party programs: The Firewall is disabled so that the downloaded and installed Firewall works correctly.