Turn off these services on Windows 10 for smoother gaming experience.

Windows 10 comes with numerous integrated services and bloatware. Additionally, installing third-party software means installing additional third-party services.

Some services run in the background to ensure normal operation of programs, while others are unnecessary and consume system resources, causing your computer to run slower. You should turn them off.

Turn off these services on Windows 10 for smoother gaming experience

To optimize system performance and enjoy smoother gaming, you should turn off these services on your Windows 10 computer:

1. Fortify Your Windows Defense & Firewall

The significance of Windows Defender Firewall cannot be overstated, particularly when you opt out of installing antivirus applications.

However, this service isn't always indispensable; it may even impede gamers from downloading and installing apps or games. Hence, temporarily disabling or deactivating this service before gaming can be beneficial. If you're unsure how to disable Windows Defender, you can refer to the guide here and follow the outlined steps.

Further Reading: How to Disable Windows Defender on Windows 10.

2. Optimize Your Connection with Windows Mobile Hotspot

This service facilitates sharing WiFi connections, Ethernet networks, or data. However, it's not always necessary to activate this service; instead, consider turning it off to enhance system speed and smoother gaming experiences.

3. Enhance Connectivity with Bluetooth Support

Bluetooth enables wireless connections to devices like speakers on laptops or computers. However, if not absolutely necessary, it's best to disable this service.

4. Streamline Your Printing Experience

The Printer Spooler stores print commands in a queue. If you're not using a printer, you can turn off this service to optimize system performance.

5. Bid Farewell to Fax

Fax has become outdated, so it's best to disable this service to enhance Windows 10 performance and gaming experience.

6. Manage Remote Desktop Connections and Services

The Remote desktop utility on Windows 10 allows users to connect to other computers remotely, requiring both Remote Desktop Configuration and Remote Desktop Service.

Similarly, if you never connect to a computer remotely, it's advisable to disable both services.

7. Windows Insider Service

Window Insider Service allows users to download and experience early features in Windows 10 builds. If you're not part of the Windows Insider program, you should disable this service to optimize gaming experience on your Windows 10 PC.

8. Simplify Access with Secondary Logon

This service is used to allow Admins to log in with regular user accounts (non-administrator accounts) and perform Admin tasks without logging out.

However, you can also disable this service to enjoy smoother gaming on Windows 10.

9. Manage Downloaded Maps

The Maps app on Windows 10 requires activating this service to function properly. If you don't use Maps, it's best to disable this service as well.

10. Ensure Proper Functioning of Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel

Similarly, to ensure proper functioning of the Touch keyboard virtual keyboard on Windows 10, you need to activate the Touch Keyboard and Handwriting Panel services.

These services are unnecessary, so you can turn them off or disable them.

11. Manage Offline Files

The Windows 10 Offline Files service, also known as Win32 (or CscService), only starts when users, applications, or other services start and runs as a local system under the svchost.exe shared process with other services.

This feature grants users access to network files even when the computer is not connected to the network.

Similarly to the above services, Offline Files is also an unnecessary service, so you can turn off this Windows 10 service to improve computer performance.

12. Simplify Wireless Connections with Windows Connect Now

The Windows Connect Now service is used on laptops to connect to wireless networks. If you're using a desktop computer without a wireless card, you can safely disable this service.

13. Manage Remote Registry Access

This Windows 10 service allows users to remotely edit the Registry. However, in technology forums, some users share that this service is the culprit for a series of security-related issues, so it's best to disable this service as soon as possible.

14. Streamline Internet Connections with Application Layer Gateway Service

The Application Layer Gateway Service supports third-party protocol plug-ins to share Internet connections. However, modern computers don't require such features, so you can safely disable this service without any issues.

15. Secure Your System with Smart Card

The Smart Card service on Windows 10 is used for security purposes. However, this is not a critical service, so it's best to turn it off or temporarily disable it before starting gaming.

16. Manage Image Acquisition with Windows Image Acquisition

Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) is the driver responsible for communication between the system and graphics hardware. However, some reports indicate that WIA is the culprit for high CPU usage and system slowdowns.

For these reasons, you should disable this service immediately to avoid similar incidents.

17. Optimize System Performance with Security Center

Windows 10 Security Center is a component integrated into startup applications and runs in the background, one of the main culprits causing slow computer operation. Therefore, you should immediately disable this service if you don't want to experience gaming stutter, lag, or even system freezes.

18. Enhance Privacy with Connected User Experiences and Telemetry

Windows 10 Connected User Experience and Telemetry, also known as Universal Telemetry Client (UTC), runs under the service named DiagTrack. This service runs automatically and identifies reliability issues, while sending data to Microsoft.

If you're concerned about security issues, you can disable this service while also speeding up Windows 10.

19. Optimize Performance with Retail Demo Service

This service is primarily designed for retailers who want to provide customers with a demo of how Windows 10 works.

To improve performance and optimize system operations, you should also disable this service.

20. Share Media Libraries with Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service

Windows 10 utilizes this service to share libraries from your system to other media players or devices.

If you don't use Windows Media Player, you can disable this service to free up memory and speed up your PC.

21. Facilitate Connectivity with AllJoyn Router Service

AllJoyn Router is the latest service added to Windows 10. Essentially, AllJoyn Router is an open-source project of the AllSeen Alliance, enabling Windows 10 to communicate with other services using the Internet of Things (IoT).

The AllJoyn Router Service is used to route AllJoyn messages to AllJoyn clients.

Most Windows 10 users don't need to use it, so you should turn off this service immediately.

22. Enhance Location Services with Geolocation Service

Geolocation Service tracks the current system location such as radar sources, mobile phones, or Internet-connected terminals.

As this service runs in the background, it consumes a lot of system resources. To optimize and speed up Windows 10, Mytour recommends you to disable Geolocation Service.

23. Improve Security with Windows Biometric Service

Windows Biometric Service is part of WBF and allows guest applications to collect, process, compare, and store biometric data without accessing biometric hardware.

In simplest terms, this service allows all biometric devices such as fingerprint scanners, facial recognition, to work with Windows Hello.

However, this is also an unnecessary service so you can safely turn off the service to optimize gaming performance.

24. Enhance Software Compatibility with Program Compatibility Assistant Service

Program Compatibility Assistant Service is capable of detecting incompatible or outdated software and prevents users from installing, running on the computer.

According to some users, this service is also a culprit of many issues. Therefore, it's ideal to disable this service to free up system resources and prevent potential errors and issues.

25. Manage Enterprise Applications with Enterprise App Management Service

Finally, the Enterprise App Management Service is used to manage enterprise applications. As an individual user, you can also disable this service to improve computer performance.

This article by Mytour just highlighted for you some unnecessary services that should be turned off to speed up Windows 10 and enhance gaming experience. Additionally, if you're unsure how to turn off services in Windows 10, you can refer to further details here to understand the steps in detail.

Learn More: How to Disable Windows 10 Services, Enable, Disable, Enable Services.