Our Software // Windows Services // 24×7 OperationEssential Windows Services: Windows Update (wuauserv)In this article… What is the Windows Update service? Is it safe to disable the Windows Update service? How do I disable the Windows Update service and prevent it from starting? Questions? Problems? What is the Windows Update service? The … Continue reading Posted in Windows Services Tagged essential-windows-services, windows-services, windows-update, wuauserv Leave a comment Essential Windows Services: Remote Procedure Call (RPC) / RpcSsIn this article… What is the RPC Windows Service? Should I stop the RPC service? Why are all the options for the RPC service grayed out? Questions? Problems? What is the RPC Windows Service? The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service … Continue reading Posted in Windows Services Tagged essential-windows-services, rpc-service, rpcss, windows-services Leave a comment Essential Windows Services: PowerIn this article… What is the Power service? Is it safe to disable the Power service? The “Stop” button is disabled. How can I stop the Power service? What will happen if I kill the Power service’s process? The Power … Continue reading Posted in Windows Services Tagged essential-windows-services, power-service, windows-services Leave a comment Essential Windows Services: DcomLaunch / DCOM Server Process LauncherIn this article… What is the DcomLaunch (DCOM Server Process Launcher) service? What happens if I stop the DcomLaunch service? Questions? Problems? What is the DcomLaunch (DCOM Server Process Launcher) service? The DcomLaunch service implements Microsoft’s Component Object Model (COM) … Continue reading Posted in Windows Services Tagged com, dcom, dcomlaunch, essential-windows-services, windows-services 2 Comments Essential Windows Services: Schedule / Task SchedulerIn this article… What is the Schedule service? What happens if I stop (or disable) the Schedule service? The “Stop” button is disabled. How can I stop the Schedule service? Is it safe to disable the Schedule service? The Schedule … Continue reading |
