Thankfully modern versions of Windows have greatly streamlined the things that run as services, added the ability to delay them from starting until later, and allowed them to run only when triggered rather than all the time. Over the years, people have spent a lot of time disabling and tweaking the configuration of Windows Services, and entire web sites have been devoted to understanding which services you can disable.
Understanding Windows Administration Tools.Using Group Policy Editor to Tweak Your PC.Understanding and Managing Windows Services.Understanding the Advanced System Properties Panel.Monitoring Your PC with Resource Monitor and Task Manager.Learning to Use the Registry Editor Like a Pro.Understanding Hard Drive Partitioning with Disk Management.Using Event Viewer to Troubleshoot Problems.
