I disabled these 7 background services to boost Windows performance:
These are services I can safely disable to make Windows more responsive.
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- Connected User Experiences and Telemetry, also known as DiagTrack, gathers usage and diagnostic data according to the diagnostic settings; the article says it can contribute to extra background activity and higher temperatures during some laptop workloads.
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5 services I disabled to improve Windows performance: Some Windows services consume unnecessary CPU and RAM. Here are the ones you should disable right now.
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