Services in Windows are quite a controversial topic for various reasons. In this article I will try to clarify them as much as possible. Therefore, I will describe what services are, how they work and where to find the list of services installed in Windows Vista. At the end, I will show you how to change their status (start, stop, etc.), their type (automatic, manual, etc.) and give you my perspective regarding which services can be safely disabled in order to improve performance.

Topics covered:

• What are services?
• How services work?
• Where to find the services in Windows Vista
• How to start, stop, pause or resume a service
• How to change the startup type of a service
• Where to find information about all Windows Vista services
• Which services can be safely disabled in order to improve performance

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