Turn Off Unnecessary Functions in Windows 10

1. Turn off Disk Defragment with the SSD hard drive

This guide provides a practical overview of Turn Off Unnecessary Functions in Windows 10, including its main features, benefits, limitations, and important considerations.

Step 1: Go to Start (1) => Windows Administrative Tools (2) => Defragment and Optimize Drives (3) .

Step 2: Click on Change settings .

Next, you uncheck Run on a schedule (recommended) (1) => OK (2) .

2. Turn off computer search history

Keeping a search history gives you quick access to items you have previously searched, but may expose you to sensitive search data if someone else uses your computer.

Step 1: Click on Start (1) => Settings (2) .

Step 2: Click on Search .

Step 3: Select the Permissions & History (1) => click on Clear device search history (2) => turn the switch On to Off (3) .

3. Turn off the Remote Desktop feature

Remote Desktop control (Remote Desktop) on Windows is a feature that is rarely used and its security is very poor. As an alternative to Remote Desktop, we should use TeamViewer or Chrome Remote Desktop .

Step 1: Go to Start (1) => Settings (2) .

Step 2: Click on System .

Step 3: You navigate to Remote Desktop (1) => Turn the Enable Remote Desktop switch (2) to Off .

Confirmation message appears, click Confirm to complete.

4. Turn off the Recent files and folders feature

Step 1: Open This PC . Next, go to View (1) => Options (2) => Change folder and search options (3) .

Step 2: In the General section, click Clear (1) to delete the previous file and folder history and uncheck the two items in the Privacy section (2) . Then, click OK (3) to continue.

5. Turn off app recommendations in the Start menu

Step 1: Go to the Start menu (1) => Settings (2) .

Step 2: Click on Personalization .

Step 3 : Go to Start (1) => turn the switch for Show suggestions occasionally in Start (2) to Off .

6. Turn off unnecessary services

Step 1: Press the Windows + R key combination to open the Run dialog box. Next, enter the command services. msc (1) => OK (2) .

Step 2: You right click on the Service that needs to be turned off (1) => Stop (2) .

Below are the services that you can disable:

• Diagnostic Policy Service: Process of diagnosing system errors.
• Fax: Use the Fax function connected to the desktop.
• Print Spooler: Windows printing service
• Security Center: Windows security center, this feature will alert you to dangers that can affect your computer, such as having not enabled updates, and no antivirus software installed.
• Application Experience: Application experience service.
• Offline Files: Perform maintenance operations such as the Offline Files cache as well as respond to user log-in and log-out events.
• Windows Image Acquisition: Service for image scanners.

By turning off unnecessary functions and utilities on your computer, you will experience Windows smoother and faster.

Good luck!