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After posting (8GB No Longer Enough -- The Lounge[^]) about issues with numerous processes running as svchost.exe a couple of people mentioned that I should examine the processes behind each svchost using SysInternals.
Here's a snapshot of SysInternals displaying the huge list (69 or more) of svchost.exe procs that are all attributed to Microsoft Corp (win10 processes).
I understand this is the cost of running an OS, but I just thought the list is interesting.
https://i.stack.imgur.com/a0OMl.png[^]
Here's the huge list of things that are running and it would be difficult to determine if any of these services could safely be stopped without effecting the entire system.
I see only a few that could possibly be stopped:
a) telemetry (#39)
b) payments and NFC/SE manager (#66) Why would that be running on my desktop?
c) geolocation service (#65) -- possibly but the way things are tied together it could cause other problems with network or something, I don't know.
You will probably find all of these running on your Win10 machine too. 
1. plug n play
2. system events broker
3. RPC endpoint mapper
4. local session manager
5. Remote Desktop Services
6. TCP/IP Netbios helper
7. Windows time
8. Network store interface service
9. network connection broker service
10. DHCP client
11. DNSClient (dnscache)
12. Time Broker svc
13. human interface device service hidserv
14. windows defender firewall
15. windows management instrumentation
16. ip helper
17. windows event log
18. sys main
19. user profile service
20. themes
21. remote desktop services usermode port redirector
22. COM+ event system
23. system event notification service
24. network location awareness
25. certificate propagation service
26. task scheduler
27. lanman workstation
28. windows audio endpoint builder
29. windows font cache service
30. remote desktop configuration
31. network list service
32. windows audio
33. user manager
34. windows connection manager
35. data usage (dusm service)
36. state repository service
37. core messaging registrar
38. secure socket tunneling protocol service
39. connected user services and telemetry
40. windows push notifications system service
41. diagnostic policy service
42. cryptographic services
43. network connections (netman)
44. distributed link tracking client
45. security center
46. server (lanman server)
47. diagnostic service host
48. remote access connection manager
49. IPSec Policy agent
50. program compatibility assistant service
51. delivery optimization
52. storage service
53. connected devices platform service
54. update orchestrator service
55. windows remote management
56. SSDP Discovery (simple service discovery protocol)
57. Data Sharing Service
58. connected devices platform user service (CDP user svc)
59. windows push notifications user service
60. web account manager
61. touch keyboard and handwriting panel service
62. application information
63. clipboard user service
64. windows license manager service
65. geolocation service
66. payments and NFC/SE manager
67. winHTTP web proxy auto-discovery service
68. AVCTP service [BthAvctpSvc]
69. windows connect now - config registrar
modified 26-Aug-19 10:02am.
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You can turn off some of those. There's a web site that lists the ones you can/should turn off. Here's one:
[Guide] Which Windows 10 Services are Safe to Disable?[^]
Of course, you can google it and find others...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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That's cool. I will check it out. Thanks 
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I would search for another source for that info. The list presented on my example site seemed somewhat anemic...
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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Thanks, I will take a look around. I understand that all these processes may just be the nature of "doing business with Win10" too. AKA It is what it is. 
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raddevus wrote: running on your Win10 machine
I have exactly 0.0 of these, so I will probably not find that zoo.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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I'm almost there. I'd like to try some Linux distro running Android Studio, but my SSD is too small for dual boot. Also simpler/smaller distros have gotten larger now too so I'm not sure it would solve my problem. Throwing hardware at the problem is simpler, albeit more expensive.
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Why not boot Linux from the CD or an image without installing it, just for a test drive?
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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CodeWraith wrote: Why not boot Linux from the CD or an image without installing it, just for a test drive?
Haven't only because of laziness. You've encouraged me to do so now. I think I will try that out and see how it works. If it runs fast enough that way (and there is considerable less RAM used) then I could possibly put off buying new hardware for a while.
Thanks!
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0xDEADC0DE
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
His last invention was an evil Lasagna. It didn't kill anyone, and it actually tasted pretty good.
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And for data, 0xDEADBEEF
Software Zen: delete this;
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Number Pronunciation
C twelve Oh, fer elephant's sake! 
Sent from my Amstrad PC 1640
Never throw anything away, Griff
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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WTF is this.
"It is easy to decipher extraterrestrial signals after deciphering Javascript and VB6 themselves.", ISanti[ ^]
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Well,
I'm pretty sure that the 0xA01C invented this hexadecimal pronunciation system.
Best Wishes,
-David Delaune
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So am I. Very glad! That is just heinous.
In my first job out of school I was programming Allen Bradley PLCs and they used mostly octal to represent values and it was very annoying. Almost every other PLC used hex and eventually AB did too. At least, to the best of my recollection they did. I got out of programming PLCs as soon as I possibly could which was not long after that.
Amusing trivia : I started that job about the same time the IBM PC came out and back then PLCs were called Programmable Controllers or PCs for short. It took a few years to make the full transformation to call them Programmable Logic Controllers since the term PC had become trademarked.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Some Normal people read hexadecimal numbers digit by digit
FTFT
Must be the same idiots who don't understand that "kilo" refers to 1024 when the units are bytes and such.
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everyone has a smartphone.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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because there is only one remote and you have to fight for it, either resulting in either a divorce or a baby (9 months later). 
I'd rather be phishing!
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in practice, there's usually like 15 remotes. One for each device.
So whoever can grab the *right one* first wins.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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We have a Logitech universal remote - five devices, one remote. Every once in a while, one or more devices get out of sync, but it's easy to recover.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013
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what if you lose it? can you call it?
it's 20-flippin-19
this is a hill i will die on. Smart devices should talk to smart phones, and devices these days should be smart if they cost $100 or more.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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honey the codewitch wrote: what if you lose it? can you call it?
My "universal" remote talks to the "smart hub" that talks to the actual devices. There is an app that can talk to the "smart hub" if you can't find the remote (or just prefer the app).
honey the codewitch wrote: it's 20-flippin-19
True but some of my AV devices are over 10 years old... 
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Mike Mullikin wrote: My "universal" remote talks to the "smart hub" that talks to the actual devices. There is an app that can talk to the "smart hub" if you can't find the remote (or just prefer the app)
can it page the remote? *raises eyebrow* - one of the reasons I've never bought into these things is so many lack a page feature. You'd think for what you'd spend they'd put some thought into that. That's also one of the reasons i like a phone. It makes noise. It can bark or whistle at you.
Mike Mullikin wrote: True but some of my AV devices are over 10 years old...
That's a side rant of mine. DLNA was released in the 1990s.
Devices are just now supporting it over the past decade. 15-20 years is just too long of a turnaround time for tech. Meh.
When I was growin' up, I was the smartest kid I knew. Maybe that was just because I didn't know that many kids. All I know is now I feel the opposite.
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honey the codewitch wrote: can it page the remote? *raises eyebrow*
Not that I'm aware of. It's a non-issue for me. It's only the wife and I and we are both very good at ALWAYS keeping it in one of two or three places.
honey the codewitch wrote: DLNA was released in the 1990s.
Ummm... 2004 actually. Regardless, it's been very poorly marketed.
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