Windows 11 debloat- Speed up Windows 11

While Windows 11 runs many background services to ensure all features work smoothly, many of these are tied to niche hardware, corporate environments, or data collection. If you don't use these specific features, turning them off can free up system resources (RAM and CPU) and improve privacy.  

" Important: Before making any changes, it is highly recommended to create a System Restore point. If you disable a service and a feature you rely on stops working, you can easily revert the changes. "

To manage these, press Win + R, type services.msc, and press Enter. Right-click a service, select Properties, and change the "Startup type" to Disabled.  

Here is a list of Windows 11 services you can safely disable, categorized by their function:

1. Privacy & Telemetry (Data Collection)- These services constantly run in the background to collect diagnostic and usage data to send to Microsoft.  

• Connected User Experiences and Telemetry (DiagTrack): Collects usage patterns and diagnostic data. Disabling this is highly recommended for privacy.  
• Device Management Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Push message Routing Service: Another telemetry service that logs user data and routes it to Microsoft.
• Windows Error Reporting Service: Automatically captures software crashes and sends error logs to Microsoft.

2. Hardware You Probably Don't Use- If your PC does not have or use the following hardware, these services are completely useless.

• Print Spooler: Manages print jobs. Do not disable this if you own a printer or use "Print to PDF". If you never print anything, disabling it frees up resources and closes a known security vulnerability.  
• Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel Service: Facilitates touch screen inputs. Disable this if you are using a standard desktop without a touch monitor.  
• Windows Biometric Service: Used for Windows Hello fingerprint and facial recognition. If you only log in with a PIN or password, you can turn this off.
• Sensor Service / Sensor Data Service: Manages ambient light sensors, GPS, and accelerometers. Useful for tablets or high-end laptops, but completely useless on a standard desktop PC.
• Fax: A relic of the past. Unless you are actively sending and receiving faxes through your computer, disable it immediately.

3. Remote Connectivity & Network Sharing- If you use your PC solely for personal use, gaming, or web browsing and don't connect to remote systems or share connections, these are unnecessary.

• Remote Desktop Configuration / Remote Desktop Services: Allows you to connect to other PCs or have other PCs connect to yours. Disable if you don't use remote desktop tools.  
• Remote Registry: Allows remote users to modify your computer's registry. Disabling this is a highly recommended security measure.  
• Windows Mobile Hotspot Service: Used to share your PC's internet connection with your phone or other devices.  
• AllJoyn Router Service: Routes messages for the Internet of Things (IoT) devices (like smart TVs or lightbulbs). Rarely used by standard Windows applications.  

4. Corporate & Enterprise Features- These are designed for large office networks and provide zero benefits for a home user.

• Smart Card / Smart Card Device Enumeration Service: Used for corporate authentication (inserting a physical ID card into a reader to log in).
• Work Folders: A file-syncing solution used by large organizations to sync files between corporate servers and personal PCs.  

5. Highly Conditional Services (Proceed with Caution)- Disable these only if you know exactly what you are doing, as they change how Windows behaves.

• SysMain (formerly Superfetch): Analyzes your usage and pre-loads apps into RAM. If you have a fast NVMe SSD, this service provides minimal benefit and can sometimes cause high disk usage.  
• Windows Search: Indexes your files so the taskbar search works instantly. You can disable this to stop Windows from constantly scanning your hard drive. Otherwise, leave it on.