win8 processes

There are some bits I disable:
windows Media player sharing
wireless config
homegroup crap
,...............

And:  lots of stuff is now started from the task scheduler:
defrag
windows update
hardware performance analysis,...
MS  user happiness services and reporting,....


What annoys me the most is not being able to disable/schedule the AV update time.
Very stupid.

Not networked is good for general use. And if your area is lightning prone: another way for electric jolts and crap to get into the computer.   And the constant poling.

But: connecting for updates and the online reference manuals,...  Is good.

I currently am using only the windows defender for AV..   I do not surf.  But I do often have the CW forum open for learning.

And now with the "free" videos I will have a browser open to view such.

Sometimes I do use a netbook for this stuff when using sonar.

Starting with Windows 7, most of those tweaks were no longer needed and could make things worse. Power management settings should still be done, but other than that, there are few that make sense anymore. Windows 8 is very similar to 7. Even in the Black Viper list for Windows 8 services, the only services he recommends disabling are those that are already Manual (meaning they won't even start unless called).

Good thinking. Wireless networking shows up here a lot when people have crackles and shut-down of the audio engine. And if you use an SSD as your boot drive, you need to turn off defragging entirely for that drive.

thanks guys a little bit to think about. The machine doesn't have a network or internet connection and the ssd/defrag bit is interesting because it only has ssd. The machine has always had a mains conditioner so the lightning thing dpesn't apply, I think/hope. thanks again Ed

Does you surge protector have Cable, DSL, and Ethernet protection?

A client recently got zapped through the phone line through the modem through the router.  They have put in a full house surge device with all wires connected to it before all equipment.

Correct about SSDs not showing as available to defrag, unless you have replaced a mechanical hard drive with an SSD. My mechanical drive died. The SSD I replaced it with had the defrag setting on, until I changed it. So, it seems it is possible, if not likely.

riojazz


Correct about SSDs not showing as available to defrag, unless you have replaced a mechanical hard drive with an SSD. My mechanical drive died. The SSD I replaced it with had the defrag setting on, until I changed it. So, it seems it is possible, if not likely.

Thank you for this bit. Another example of howl MS managers are short-minded, almost never fully implement anything.

Thanks John. I think we are all in agreement on that point.