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Essential Windows Services: Local Session Manager / LSM

In this article… What is the Local Session Manager (LSM) service? What happens if I stop Local Session Manager? Is it OK to disable the LSM service? Questions? Problems? What is the Local Session Manager (LSM) service? The Local Session … Continue reading

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Windows Services Startup Types Explained

In this article… What is a service’s Startup Type? Where do I find it? Automatic Automatic (Delayed Start) Manual Disabled Intermission: What does “Trigger Start” mean? Automatic (Trigger Start) Automatic (Delayed Start, Trigger Start) Manual (Trigger Start) Windows Service startup … Continue reading

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Essential Windows Services: SysMain

In this article… What is SysMain? Why is SysMain using so much CPU and RAM? Is it OK to disable the SysMain Windows Service? Questions? Problems? What is SysMain? SysMain is a Windows Service that monitors the applications running on … Continue reading

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ChatGPT Knows Windows Services

Like many folks this holiday season, we’ve been playing with OpenAI’s ChatGPT — the surprisingly conversational AI engine taking the world by storm. We were particularly interested in what ChatGPT thinks of Windows Services, which are highly technical and often … Continue reading

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