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How To Disable Windows Vista Services:
- Go to the start menu, select run, and type in ’services.msc’ (without the quotes). This will open up the Services Management Console.
- Scroll down the list of services until you find the service you wish to disable then double click on the service, or alternatively, right click on the service and select Properties.
- In the dropdown for Startup type select “Disabled”, click Apply, and click the Stop button to stop the service.
- Once the service shows as being stopped, click OK and go on to the next service.
*Note: Some services have dependencies with other services so depending on the order that you disable them you may get a message that tells you that stopping this service will stop another service.
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