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I am looking for a tool to disable numerous windows services when I need (say I'm developing and need full power, so I can disable Fingerprint services, etc).

I now need to keep track of which ones I disabled, what was their initial startup state, etc. I would have preferred a tool that lets me set different profiles for my windows services ("barebones", "browsing", "programming", etc), which I can activate on demand. Is there something like that?

This is not a one-off thing. I need to switch between different profiles several times a day. So MSConfig, services etc are not useful as they require manual intervention. I need something automated.

I am thinking of making batch files for that unless there is a better solution.

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  • Have you tried to create different user accounts with different settings depending on what you need? May 12, 2015 at 15:08
  • Do services depend on user account?
    – Jus12
    May 12, 2015 at 15:24
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    Hi Jus, recommendation questions are off topic on SU, maybe you are able to rephrase your question? Msconfig would not be suitable?
    – bummi
    May 12, 2015 at 15:57
  • I'm not sure, that's why I asked. That's why I commented instead of attempting to answer. Have you tried that? Let us know. If nothing else, the next person will be able to know if that works or not. May 13, 2015 at 0:46
  • Some services are started independently of login, thats why I asked.
    – Jus12
    May 13, 2015 at 4:00

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Windows has become much better over the years at managing services automatically, so in Windows 7 or 8 it should not matter. This provides functional equivalence to using a "RAM booster" program, Register Cleaner Xtreme, going gluten-free w/o celiac disease, or using 'holistic' medicine to treat cancer.

That said, the command as administrator to start / stop a service is net stop/start for batch files.

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