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MSConfig - which services are necessary to run and which can be off
In troubleshooting a setup for slowness, I noticed that there was a lot of
seemingly random disk activity when no functions were going.
Then I examined MSCONFIG for running programs.
Is MSCONFIG the right place to look for all running programs?
Looking at the MSCONFIG Services tab I see many entries.
I turned all the MSCONFIG Services off then rebooted and the disk activity calmed down-- only an occasional blink on the indicator.
Is it possible that there is a malware in Services? I've never encountered such a thing.
Or can the Services be adjusted for minimum necessary activity?
I'm trying to find this slowdown problem on an older board -- MSI 880gm with a 3 core
Athlon.