All computer processes consume resources. But not all of them are vital. There are many unnecessary applications that are completely useless and therefore need to be terminated. If the performance level of Windows 7 decreases, first of all the user asks the question - how to disable unnecessary programs in the system.

Where are unnecessary programs from on the computer

Where do unnecessary programs and applications come from on your computer?

1. First, the source before installed programs is the computer manufacturer itself. Therefore, even in a new car, there are several dozen of them.
2. Secondly, unnecessary programs are often installed with drivers for peripheral devices - printers, modems, and others.
3. Thirdly, there are “bonus” applications. They are installed if the user forgot to uncheck the boxes during the installation of the required utility.

Often, program authors intentionally hide the uninstallation cancellation windows, making it impossible for computer owners to abandon unnecessary software. In addition, many additional applications not only take up disk space, but are also added to startup.

Antiviruses and various cleaning programs do not identify "bonus packages" as unwanted. Therefore, you have to remove such software manually.

How to determine which programs and processes can be removed

By and large, when working with Windows 7, only those applications should be included that ensure the operation of the system, account user and peripheral devices used in this moment- the rest should be stopped. By the name of the process, you can find out its description and role in the system. It is recommended to study the information about it before deleting it.

Example: There is a process called "spoolsv.exe". It manages the print queues on the system and interacts with the printer drivers. Accordingly, if you are not using the printer at the moment, the process can be stopped.

The following must be removed from installed programs:

• [email protected];
• [email protected];
• AlterGeo Magic Scanner;
• Yandex.Bar;
• WinZix;
• Google Toolbar;
• Bing Bar;
• StartSearch;
• Update Software;
• Speedbit;
• Ask toolbar;
• Ask.com;
• Gator;
• QIP Internet Guardian.

• A4Tech;
• Acer;
• Acorp;
• Asus;
• AVerMedia;
• BenQ;
• C-Media;
• Canon;
• Creative;
• D-Link;
• Defender;
• Dell;
• GeForce;
• Genius;
• Hewlett-Packard (HP);
• Java;
• Lexmark;
• Microsoft;
• Mobile;
• Motherboard;
• Mustek;
• nVidia;
• Realtek;
• Samsung;
• Toshiba;
• Wi-Fi;
• Wireless.

How to close unnecessary processes using Windows 7 tools

Removing programs from the start menu

Video - Uninstalling a Program Using Windows

Clearing running processes through the Task Manager

The task manager closes the currently running process, but does not delete it. That is, the tool has a temporary effect that will disappear the next time you turn on the computer. But this property also plays a positive role. If the user is in doubt about whether to uninstall a program, you can disable the associated process. And if problems arise during operation, it will be enough to restart the computer - the previously stopped process will start again.

Additionally, the Task Manager allows you to see short description process or the name of the program to which it belongs. For example, the name of the task "mspaint.exe" does not give an exhaustive answer about its purpose, but the description contains the name of the well-known editor Paint. This means that the process belongs to the graphical application of the same name.

Sometimes there is not enough information in the Manager to understand the role of the application. Then you need to find information about it on the Internet by name or description of the process.

Applications to help you find and remove unnecessary programs from Windows

PC Decrapifier

Available for free download on the official website - https://www.pcdecrapifier.com/download/free. No installation required, the program is portable. But a prerequisite is that the computer must be installed Internet Explorer eighth version or higher. If not, PC Decrapifier warns about the need to install the browser.

At the time of installation, a warning appeared that you need to update Internet Explorer to at least version 8

It can be downloaded for free on the official Microsoft website - https://www.microsoft.com.

When the condition is met, you can start using the program. To do this, you need to click on Analyze. The system analysis process may take several minutes.

To run the program, you need to click on Analyze

As a result, the user will receive information about which programs can be “killed” permanently and which are prohibited from uninstallation. This feature sets PC Decrapifier apart from other similar utilities.

It is worth considering only the first group of detected applications. To delete unnecessary program, you should select it and click on Remove Selected.

CCleaner

The program is available for download on the Internet. For home use enough free version requiring installation on a PC or portable.

At the very beginning of the installation, a choice of language is available. The user will also be prompted to decide where to add the shortcut: to the desktop, to the trash can, or to the Start menu.

It is enough to choose only one place, for example, the desktop. As for other options - it should be noted automatic search updates and uncheck the startup box to start the program only manually and not load the system.

It is desirable that the program does not start at startup, is automatically updated and has one shortcut, for example, on the desktop

To remove the interfering program, you need to:

• open the "Service" item, then the "Remove Programs" tab;
• then select the application;
• click on the "Uninstall" button.

To uninstall a program, you need to open the appropriate tab, select the application and uninstall it

Video - Instructions for working with CCLeaner

IObit Uninstaller

The product is good in that it not only removes an unnecessary application, but also cleans up even its "unkillable tails" on the hard disk and in the registry.

IObit Uninstaller is available for free download on the official website - http://ru.iobit.com/advanceduninstaller/. After starting the installer, you need to click on the "Run" button. No further action is required from the user - you can get to work.

Video - Cleaning the system from unnecessary applications with IObit Uninstaller

From time to time you need to check your computer and remove unnecessary programs, stop processes. The described tools will help to maintain the machine and reduce the likelihood that the owner will be unpleasantly surprised.

Backgroundapplications / processes are calledthat run in the background (hidden from the user) mode.

Some of them are not used by the user, nevertheless consuming system resources, and, accordingly, reducing the efficiency of using the equipment, some simply litter the taskbar, desktop and the list of installed programs.

Some of these programs are various services launched by the operating system. Due to its versatility, the operating system runs a large number of applications, some of which you will never need specifically. In addition, some of background applications, in turn, launch their background applications, such as MS Office. Removing applications you are not using will help speed up system startup and offload processing power.

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2.3 Via Msconfig (SCU)

2.4 Through windows registry(regedit)

3. Background services, pages and other processes

4. Bring the device to the service center for repairs

1. Basic types of background applications

View running applications can be in the Windows taskbar. As a rule, these are various download managers, antiviruses, "daemons", "wizards", and other useful and not so useful utilities. Those that are "not very" get to your machine in different ways: in the "appendix" to the files downloaded from the Internet, when installing various programs using the "default" method, etc. Spending a few minutes disabling unnecessary applications and services can improve the performance of your hardware. Background services compete with user tasks for memory, increasing the number of paging file calls, thus reducing overall system efficiency.

2. Methods for detecting and removing background processes

To view the list of applications that start automatically, click.

"Honest" programs are reflected here, you can remove them from startup right key- "uninstall" while the program itself is NOT deleted, it just stops loading automatically when Windows starts ... Other background programs are "hiding", and we need to be able to find them.

Pay attention to your computer's taskbar (usually) the lower right corner. There are program shortcuts that were launched by default.

In this case, we see the uTorrent download manager, 2GIS update agent, Skype, disk emulator DAEMON Tools lite and others.

Fig. 2. List of programs in the taskbar

The programs that we see in the taskbar can be unloaded by pressing the right key:

Fig. 3. Shutting down (unloading) programs

Comment: when using the Exit button, Exit the unloaded process starts again when windows is restarted. If you need to disable it permanently, use msconfig, regedir.

2.2 Using the task manager ( ctrl + alt + del)

By running Windows Task Manager (by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete), you can look at the list of background services. Windows distinguishes between user applications and system services. On the "Applications" tab, you can see running programs, on the "Processes" tab, a list of system services and application components.

Fig. 4. Task Manager, Applications tab

By clicking the End task button, you can kill and close the program or process

In the Processes list, you can see the same programs that we saw on the taskbar and not only. For example, the explorer.exe component is familiar to you windows explorer and iexplore.exe - Internet browser Explorer.

Fig. 5. Task Manager, Processes tab

Modules you do not need can be removed by clicking the button " End the process". You can safely delete processes:

TweakUI (tweakui.cpi) - utility for setting the operating system;

MS WebCheck Monitor (loadwc.exe) - configures Microsoft Explorer on first launch;

ShedulingAgent (mstask.exe) - task scheduler (if not used);

Microsoft Office Wrapper (osa.ехе) - accelerator for launching MS Office programs;

File Open (findfast.exe) - speeds up searching in "office" documents

Internat.exe - keyboard layout indicator;

System Tray (systray.exe) - a program that generates icons in the system area of ​​the Taskbar.

Comment: the unloaded process starts again when windows is restarted. If you need to disable it permanently, use msconfig or regedir.

2.3 Via MSCONFIG (SCU)

On Windows, there is special utility System Configuration Utility (SCU)... It can be started by specifying MSCONFIG in the program launch line Start -> Run... It is simple and convenient to use and allows you to manage the launched applications. The utility contains several tabs that allow users to change the OS startup parameters.

The information we need is located on the Startup tab and contains a list of applications that are launched when booting Windows... On this tab you can disable them as needed.

Programs, the list of which we see in SCU, are removed there as well. SCU, allows you to experimentally significantly increase system performance and remove all unnecessary. Once you find a program you don't need, you can remove it from the download list in the SCU panel.

Fig. 6. SCU Utility (MSCONFIG)

2.4 Through the Windows registry (regedit)

Programs that, when loaded, are registered in system registry can be removed using the program REGEDIT (keyboard shortcut win + r, team regedit.exe)... As always, before making major changes in the system, we make a backup and, as always, we do this only when we are completely confident in our abilities. Most often, such programs are located in the branch HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows \ CurrentVersion \ Run. Removal from the program is carried out by deleting the corresponding registry line.

Unfortunately, not all programs can be uninstalled using the above methods. Microsoft won't let you uninstall like Windows Messenger like that. This rather useless program is installed by default and is not visible in the Add or Remove Programs dialog box in Control Panel. If you want to remove one of these programs, you will have to edit the file SYSOC.INF which is located in C: \ WINDOWS \ INF default. To do this, first we find the title which contains options for loading various Windows components. Those that contain the parameter "hide"- are not visible in the Add / Remove Programs panel, for example msmsgs = msgrocm . dll , OcEntry , msmsgs . inf , hide ,7 in the case of Messenger, after removing this parameter, the component becomes visible in the Add / Remove Programs panel.

3. Background services, pages and other processes

In addition to background applications and processes, there are also background pages, services, etc., but we'll talk about them next time.

Instructions

First you need to open the Task Manager window, you can do this in two ways. First, it can be invoked by pressing a specific key combination (Ctrl-Alt-Delete). This method is especially good if your operating system is completely frozen and no longer responds to mouse movements. But remember that pressing these keys twice may cause the system to reboot. Second, click right click mouse on free space on the taskbar (this line is at the bottom of your monitor screen). In the opened context menu click on "Task Manager".

Sometimes, when you press the Ctrl-Alt-Delete keyboard shortcut, you may see the message "Task manager has been disabled by the administrator user." This can be caused by several reasons, for example, due to the action of viruses. Therefore, if you still want to unlock this useful feature on your computer, then you need to do the following. First, open the "Start" menu and in the "Run" line enter the command "gredit.msc", then confirm it by clicking "OK". As a result, a new window should open in front of you " Group policy", Then you need to go to the item" User configuration "-" Administrative templates "and click" System "-" Ctrl-Alt-Delete ". Double-click the "Remove Task Manager" option. In the new window that opens, select "Disabled" and confirm the changes by clicking "Apply". After that, you can simply close the window.

After launching the Task Manager, go from the Applications tab to the next Processes tab. You will see a list of all processes running in operating system... Find the unnecessary element in this list, and then select it by clicking the left button. Next, in the context menu of the task manager, click on the "End process" button. Then you need to agree with the disconnection of the selected process.

In the operating room Windows system many services are running, usually not needed by the user and causing unnecessary loading of the system. It is advisable to delete the processes of such services and disable the services.

Instructions

Optimizing the Windows operating system is especially useful for those who work on rather "slow" machines. Removing unused services allows you not only to improve system performance, but also to increase security when working on the Internet.

To disable unused services in the Windows XP operating system, open: Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. The disconnection process is as follows: select the service to be disconnected, double-click it with the mouse. A window will open, in it click the "Stop" button. After the service has stopped, change its startup type by choosing Disable from the menu.

Disable the following services: Automatic update(Automatic Updates) - it makes sense to disable it if you update the operating system manually. Computer Browser - Disable if your computer is not connected to a local network.

It also makes sense to disable: Telnet - if you do not use it. Wireless setting- if not wireless devices. Secondary entrance into the system. Annunciator. Server. Time service. Remote registry... Security Center - it does not protect anything, but sometimes it gets very annoying with its messages. If you use third party firewall, disable the Windows Firewall service.

Disabling unused services in the Windows 7 operating system is performed in a similar way. Open: Start - Control Panel - Administrative Tools - Services. Select and disable unnecessary services. In addition to those listed for XP, the following services can be disabled in Windows 7: Registration Service Windows errors, Remote Desktop Service, Tablet PC Input Service, System Event Notification Service, Parental Controls Service, Player Network Sharing Service Windows Media, Windows Media Center Scheduler Service, Windows Media Center Receiver Service, Fax Service, Windows Biometric Service, Smart Card Service, Windows Media Center Extender Service.

When disabling a particular service, carefully read its description - perhaps, in your case, you need this service. If necessary, a disabled service can be re-enabled.

Something I rummaged on the Internet and saw that in the forefront of search results there is little sensible information about disabling unnecessary services in Windows 7... Apparently the people after Vist"I was glad to have a faster 7 and something did not really begin to short circuit with optimization (although maybe I was just looking badly).

In general, in this article, I will provide a list of services that I disabled in Win7 and I recommend turning it off, because in most cases they are not needed and simply gnaw off system resources, and I will also tell you how to do it for you.

How to optimize Windows 7 and which services to disable

Services I have disabled:

• Windows CardSpace
• Windows Search
• Offline files
• Network Access Protection Agent
• Adaptive brightness control
• Windows backup
• IP Helper
• Secondary login
• Grouping network participants
• Disk Defragmenter
• Remote Access Automatic Connection Manager
• Print manager (if there are no printers)
• Remote Access Connection Manager (if no VPN)
• Network Participant Identity Manager
• Performance Logs and Alerts
• Windows Defender (?)
• Secure storage
• Configuring Remote Desktop Server
• Smart Card Removal Policy
• Software Shadow Copy Provider (Microsoft)
• Homegroup listener
• Windows Event Collector
• Network login
• Tablet PC Input Service
• Windows Image Download Service (WIA) (if no scanner or camera is available)
• Windows Media Center Scheduler Service
• Smart card
• Volume shadow copy
• Diagnostic system node
• Diagnostic Service Host
• Performance Counter Library Host
• Security Center
• Windows Update

It's not quite yet full list, - the ability to disable other services by me while testing for stability.

For those who care about System Restore, I strongly recommend not to disable:

• Volume shadow copy
  Shadow Copy Software Provider (Microsoft).

Otherwise, recovery and checkpoint creation will not work.

How to disable services to optimize the system.

We follow the path:

Start - Control Panel - Administration - Services.

We find a service in the list, click on it twice with the left mouse button. If it is running, press the button " Stop"and then choose" Launch type" - "Disabled".

We do this with all the services listed above.

Afterword.

This small optimization saves valuable resources. After all, the services also consume them, and some are quite abundant. And don't say that Windows 7 and so nimble - for me so, there is never enough performance.

As always, I am ready to answer any of your questions in the comments.