About this tag
Discussions tagged with 'control services' on WindowsForum.com focus on managing and disabling Windows services that automatically start or restart, particularly update-related services like UsoSvc, wuauserv, and WaaSMedicSvc. Users share methods to stop these services from launching, including setting startup values to 4, and troubleshoot cases where services restart themselves after a network connection becomes active. The tag covers practical advice for controlling service behavior on Windows 10 Home, especially in dual-boot or server-like setups where automatic updates can cause system instability. Topics include service startup types, manual stopping, and preventing unwanted service reactivation.
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    Windows 10 Whats autostarting 3x services and how to stop it? UsoSvc, wuauserv and WaaSMedicSvc

    I have Windows 10 Home because they didn't feel like my Ultimate Vista license which got me to 8 was good enough one more time lol. Anywho, I run a dual boot system and have some server and camera stuff that run on this machine so windows auto update regularly explodes my system and causes a...
    • grandkodiak
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    • autostart configuration control services disabling services dual boot maintenance manual activation network connection registry service management services startup system performance troubleshooting update usosvc waasmedicsvc windows 10 windows update wuauserv
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support