![]() You will mostly see services running under Local System, Local Service, or Network Service, but local or domain accounts may also be used to run the service. The Log On As column shows which account is used by the service to run. The Status column can also denote Starting or Stopping, if you happen to catch it during those actions. The Status column will show whether the Service is Running or not (Services that aren’t running will show as blank). ![]() The Name column specifically calls out the DisplayName, and not the actual Name of the service, which we will need later on. Now, this console will show quite a bit of information, but not necessarily everything we will need. There are too many services to list fully here, but below is a quick view of a Services Management Console. Most services are necessary components of the Windows OS and should not be changed, but some can be turned off without any negative ramifications, outside of specific business usage. This console will provide a list of services on the computer. To view your Windows Services, simply open your Services Management Console (services.msc). What Does this Mean for Me?Īs opposed to what we saw previously with Active Setup and the Microsoft Store, there are no real differences between a physical/persistent scenario and a non-persistent scenario, utilizing physical machines or utilizing VDI/ DaaS machines, with regards to Services or Scheduled Tasks.ĭue to the way both Windows Services and Scheduled Tasks work, stopping and disabling unnecessary services and scheduled tasks can result in a faster boot and better overall logon experience, reduce CPU and memory utilization, and prevent unnecessary or unwanted third party telemetry generation and reporting. In addition, after a specific trigger is hit, the scheduled task can repeat off of that same trigger. Windows Scheduled Tasks work differently from Services in that they have one or more triggers to determine when they run, such as At log on, Daily, a set time of day, or On Event. Manually set services are not truly manual, but won’t run without an external trigger, either via user interaction or via a programmatic event. When set to start at boot, they will run in the background while Windows is running. Windows Services are either set to start at boot or to run manually. How do Windows Services and Scheduled Tasks Work? I know the above definitions may sound vague, but bear with me as I break all this down further. Generally, Scheduled Tasks are either scripts or programs. Scheduled Tasks are very similar to Services, in that they will run, again usually invisible to the user, at different points during the computer and/or user session lifetime. Most services are installed as part of the Windows OS, while some are installed through specific applications, such as the Google Chrome® browser. What are Services and Scheduled Tasks?Ī Service is a program, usually invisible to the user, that runs at different points during the computer and/or user session lifetime. These sections of the Windows OS have been around for a long time and while they do not change often, their ability to cause havoc in an environment has been thoroughly documented, see some examples here and here. More specifically, we will discuss their purpose, how they work, and what can be done to optimize them. This blog addresses two sections, specifically Services & Scheduled Tasks. In each case, we discussed what each piece is, how it works, and how to optimize it. The second entry covered the Microsoft® Store. Be sure to vet any optimizations carefully and test the optimizations described in this series internally before pushing the changes to your production environment. Of course, the optimizations provided in this blog series are intended only as a guide. This series aims to share the seemingly infinite number of ways you can optimize a Windows environment, with something for beginners as well as administrators familiar with optimizations but looking to deliver an even better experience within their environment. Hopefully, these optimizations will be just as good to administrators of physical machines as to a virtual environment utilizing Nutanix Frame®, Citrix® Virtual Apps and Desktops, or VMware Horizon®. I will attempt to keep these optimizations as environment agnostic as possible. This blog series introduces you to Windows® Operating System (OS) optimizations, starting with version 1903. As with any software, what is provided to you is what the developer intended, but not necessarily what you want or need for your end users. Operating systems can end up being a lot of work for administrators work to configure the image, work to install the applications, and work to provide the best user experience possible. Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery. ![]()
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