Device hardening effectively addressed the vulnerabilities.
Device hardening effectively addressed the vulnerabilities.
Device hardening, involving the disabling or uninstalling of unnecessary services and applications for security and performance, is a fundamental concept frequently taught in Information Technology courses like Network+ or Cyber Security. This process resolved constant micro stutters in ‘Hitman 2’ and ‘Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice,’ as well as stopped the frequent refreshing of the ‘device manager’ screen. Accessing running services requires typing ‘msconfig’ in the search bar, clicking the ‘System Configuration’ button, or directly searching for ‘services.’ Before disabling any service, thorough research is crucial to prevent system instability. A complete shutdown and reboot are necessary after modification. This solution should be considered before examining hardware specifications. Firewall adjustments can also contribute to device hardening but are typically unnecessary.
Xbox Live Auth Manager
Windows Error Reporting Service
Diagnostic System Host
Diagnostic Service Host
Auto Time Zone Updater
Distributed Link Tracking Client
Telephony
Windows Image Acquisition (WIA)
OpenSSH Authentication Agent
Shared PC Account Manager
TRIGONE Remote System Monitor Server
Remote Registry
Routing and Remote Access
Origin Web Helper Service
Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service
TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
Geolocation Service
Intel Bluetooth Service
HP Support Solutions Framework Service
HP Comm Recovery
Data Usage
Diagnostic Policy Service
Connected User Experiences and Telemetry
Capability Access Manager Service
Bluetooth Support Service
Bluetooth Audio Gateway Service
ActiveX Installer (AxInstSV)
AllJoyn Router Service
A lot of those are for needed devices, you can just disable Bluetooth if you don't use it, no need to disable individual services manually. Same thing for Origin, XBOX and HP programs. Error reporting you can also disable for the most part inside Windows.
If someone is having indeterminate issues with a pre-built PC (which I assume yours is based on having HP apps), I'd typically recommend a clean install of Windows.
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Maybe, I contemplated doing another clean install but I didn't feel like going through that aggravation again. If a service from a previous manufacture was the problem, then it would still be more straight forward to just find it and disable it the way I see it, and it worked for me.
Only if it's obvious which services they are, i.e. they all have "HP" in the name or something. That isn't always the case; if I look through my services most of them don't say who made them or make it clear what they're for. You could also end up disabling 3rd party services that are actually required by your applications.
Going through every service and figuring out what it is and if it can be safely disabled sounds way more complicated, and prone to error, than doing a clean install. Plus you could have things like driver conflicts, which I don't think your service pruning would fix.
I'm glad you were able to find a solution to your issues. But if someone else came asking for advice in a similar situation I'd recommend a clean install over your approach every time.