Windows 8.1 services performance thread

Discussion in 'Windows 8' started by sukinsin88, Mar 15, 2014.

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  1. AeonX

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    #61 AeonX, Jul 12, 2019
    Is this true for fast (relatively recent) hard drives and any SSD but for older machines with slow hard drives? And in Windows 10 to have the memory compression feature the superfetch needs to be active.

    I would like to know the pros and cons of deactivating the superfetch but it seems like there is no consensus each one says one thing.
     
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  2. rayleigh_otter

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    #62 rayleigh_otter, Jul 12, 2019
    If you are on a good modern ssd(sataIII) disable it, nearly zero seek times so why artificially boost?
     
  3. AeonX

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    #63 AeonX, Jul 12, 2019
    I do not have SSD but even with my hard disk I do not notice difference when I disable superfetch but the transfer rate of my disk is around 150 MB/s. I've never tested disable superfetch on old hard disks or even laptops that tend to be slower too so I do not know if it makes a difference.

    As for memory compression in Windows 10 I also do not know if it makes a difference to anyone who has 4 GB of RAM or less. I have 8 GB of RAM and for my use it made no difference either.
     
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    #64 rayleigh_otter, Jul 12, 2019
    If you've not noticed a difference with it disabled then keep it that way. Disable pagefile prefetch/ready boot too.
     
  5. Orange8756

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    #65 Orange8756, Jul 13, 2019
    some apps that Win guesses you will use might start faster but at the expense of boot time so this "feature" mekes no sense.
     
  6. rayleigh_otter

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    #66 rayleigh_otter, Jul 13, 2019
    MS can gfts, i dont need them double guessing my every move. :mad:
     
  7. AeonX

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    #67 AeonX, Jul 19, 2019
    Disabling superfetch on Windows 10 strangely increases RAM consumption. Even in situations where compressed memory is at 0 MB. I noticed more slowness with several tabs open in chrome (high RAM usage). Apparently the Win10 memory manager doesn't work well without superfetch.

    Windows 10 is bad for tweaks :( anything out of the standard it was designed to work on doesn't work well.

    Finishing my tests on win10 I may go back to 8.1 :cool:
     
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  8. rayleigh_otter

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    #68 rayleigh_otter, Oct 9, 2019
    8.1 Barebone Services file in my tweak pack, see signature.
     
  9. asache

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    #69 asache, Oct 11, 2019
    barebone is not usable, i tested one time and i needed to reinstall os , more details: nothing worked, ofc is good if you dont need internet, only to turn on pc
     
  10. rayleigh_otter

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    #70 rayleigh_otter, Oct 11, 2019
    My workstation doesnt need to be online, it helps keep me and my stuff safe, have another pc for web work. Im not forcing anyone to use it. Its there if they want it.
     
  11. asache

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    #71 asache, Oct 11, 2019
    for the info, i dont think it specifies in description, otherwise i woudnt install it since i lost 4 hours
     
  12. rayleigh_otter

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    #72 rayleigh_otter, Oct 11, 2019
    Eh? Barebone describes it accurately. Services stripped to the bone, ie minimum services that allow the system to run. If you dont test stuff thats your fault bub, not mine.
     
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    #73 rayleigh_otter, Oct 11, 2019
     
  14. woKey

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    #74 woKey, Dec 5, 2022
    can you add more disable all sharing and remote desktop?
     
  15. abbodi1406

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    #75 abbodi1406, Dec 6, 2022
    What services you mean?
     
  16. woKey

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    #76 woKey, Dec 6, 2022
    homegroup listener, homegroup provider, peer name resolution protocol, peer networking group, peer networking identity manager, remote desktop configuration, remote desktop services, remote desktop services usermode..., workstation
     
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