10+ Windows 7 services you may not need

[GreyGeek]

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/10t...46?tag=nl.e101

A lot of us also use Windows. This info might come in handy, although I am not sure about item #3 being diabled.

[SteveRiley]

#1, IP helper: agree, if you aren't using IPv6.

#2, offline files: agree. I think this is already disabled anyway on machines not joined to Active Directory domains.

#3, NAP: agree. Very few organizations implement the infrastructure required for NAP. On a standalone PC, it's useless, and in fact won't enable itself.

#4, parental controls: agree. Don't use technology to manage what's really a human issue.

#5, smart cards: agree, if you aren't using a smart card to hold private keys.

#6, smart card removal policy: agree, and should already be disabled (I think).

#7-8, Windows Media Center stuff: agree, but there's a better way:
Control Panel | Turn Windows features on or off | Media Features, disable Windows Media Center.

#9: WMP sharing: agree.

#10: FAX: what's a fax?

#11-12: HomeGroup: agree. Does not appreciably improve file sharing.

#13: Tablet PC stuff: agree. Also, under the same Control Panel element I mentioned earlier, disable Tablet PC stuff.

Others that I would add (for typical home computer users)
* Peer name resolution
* Peer networking stuff
* Windows Connect Now
* Function discovery stuff
* IKE and AuthIP
* IPsec Policy Agent
* Link-layer topology stuff
* Windows CardSpace