Turn this off in Windows 11

By BD Bondy
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Over the years I have setup hundreds of computers. Up until a couple of years ago I would also add a few things I thought were useful, like CCleaner and Malwarebytes, and I’d change some settings that I thought were helpful. These days I generally don’t do that and leave that stuff to the user.

I read a good article though on some things o disable on your Windows 11 computer that I think make a lot of sense. Anything you can stop from running will help performance, and Microsoft, along with everyone else, installs pretty invasive processes when they can. In some ways it can help you, like by giving you better searches, but in other ways it can be quite invasive to your privacy.

Since by using all this technology we are giving up quite a bit of our privacy anyway, I accept the tradeoff, but when it effects performance, that is just too much. There are some things that you can do to help balance things out, and this article is worth the read. https://www.pocket-lint.com/windows-services-i-disabled-for-performance-boost/

It lists 5 things to start with, and it’s easy enough to do. The first one is about sending data to MS. Your computer will send some data no matter what, but you might as well limit it when you can. Disabling Remote Desktop Services is a very sensible switch to turn off, unless you are actually using it. It’s a definite security hole if you do not use it at all, and most of us don’t.

The third option has to do with spreading MS updates around on your internal network of computers at home. That might be good if you have multiple PCs at home that periodically are updating, but c’mon, really? How many folks have multiple PCs running in our homes?

The fourth has to do with Xbox. I’ve never used my PC for that, ever. Neither has Carol. The only game I like is Stupid Zombies 2, and that’s a standalone game.

The fifth option is to turn off all the AI on the PC. This will likely appeal to most people. While I am still trying it out, I can see why a lot of us might not be interested in allowing MS and its AI to invade our PCs. The article suggests using a free third-party program to remove, call Flyoobe. You may remember that I wrote about using that program to UPGRADE from windows 10 to 11. Apparently, it has some other features.

Read the article and decide for yourself.