Which services can you safely disable to improve PC gaming?

By Roger Fingas · Engadget · Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 13:00 (2h ago) · Original article ↗

A lot of what Windows does out of the box isn't essential, and can waste your computer's power when you're trying to game.

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