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15 Windows Services KILLING Your Performance (FPS Boost & ZERO Delay)

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Technological Focus

The video claims that Windows background services can cause:

  • Stutters
  • High input delay
  • Lower-than-expected FPS

To address this, it proposes disabling 15 specific Windows services through the Services app. It also uses Task Manager to record a baseline process count for comparison.

Guide / Tutorial Workflow

  1. Open Task Manager using Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
  2. Check the Performance tab and note the process count (baseline).
  3. Open the Services menu.
  4. For each targeted service:
    • Select the service → Properties
    • Set Startup type to Disabled
    • Apply → OK
  5. Restart the PC so the changes take effect.
  6. Report results in comments, including:
    • Before/after process count
    • Perceived performance changes (e.g., faster startup, smoother gameplay, less delay, fewer FPS drops)

Services Targeted and Claimed Effects

The video lists the following services and claims what disabling them helps with:

  1. SysMain (Superfetch): Preloads apps into RAM; claimed to waste resources.
  2. Windows Search: File indexing for faster search; said to increase CPU context switching.
  3. Connected User Experiences: Data collection/sending telemetry continuously; claimed performance impact.
  4. Windows Update: Potential forced updates during gaming/work; claimed performance hit (example given ~50%) and restarts.
  5. Print Spooler: Printing-related; said to be unnecessary unless printing is needed.
  6. Geolocation: Location monitoring used by mapping services; claimed unnecessary for most users.
  7. Windows Font Cache: Rebuilds font cache in the background; said to consume CPU and storage I/O.
  8. Windows Error Reporting: Logs crashes and sends reports to Microsoft; said to add overhead.
  9. Xbox Live Game Save: Xbox-related background monitoring; disable if not using Xbox Live.
  10. Bluetooth Support Service: Disable only if you don’t use Bluetooth devices (e.g., AirPods).
  11. Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS): Silently downloads updates/content in the background; claimed extra CPU/bandwidth use.
  12. Parental Controls: Disable if parental controls aren’t being used.
  13. Secondary Logon: Allows processes to run under different user credentials; depends on whether multi-account needs exist.
  14. Diagnostics Policy Service: Detects/fixes networking issues automatically; claimed to consume CPU cycles for gamers.
  15. IP Helper: Manages IPv6 tunneling; claimed useless if IPv6 is already disabled, and suggests most users rely on IPv4.

Reviews / Promotional Context Mentioned

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Main Speaker / Source

The video features one primary presenter/host (not named in the subtitles) who provides the step-by-step Windows services instructions.

Original video