This is what is left running on my LTSB N build after tweaking: Code: Application Information Background Intelligent Transfer Service Background Tasks Infrastructure Service Base Filtering Engine COM+ Event System COM+ System Application CoreMessaging Credential Manager Cryptographic Services DCOM Server Process Launcher DHCP Client Diagnostic Policy Service Diagnostic Service Host DNS Client Group Policy Client IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules Local Session Manager Network List Service Network Location Awareness Network Store Interface Service Plug and Play Power Remote Procedure Call (RPC) RPC Endpoint Mapper Security Accounts Manager Security Center Server Shell Hardware Detection State Repository Service Superfetch System Event Notification Service System Events Broker Task Scheduler TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper Themes Tile Data model server Time Broker User Manager User Profile Service VMware Tools Windows Audio Windows Audio Endpoint Builder Windows Connection Manager Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework Windows Event Log Windows Firewall Windows Font Cache Service Windows Management Instrumentation Windows Search Windows Update Workstation