Managing services in Windows is an aspect of the operating system that most users tend to overlook. Their number grows with each new edition, and even if the individual impact is minimal, a grouped and precise control of services can help improve performance on more modest systems. The ServiceCommander program lets us do exactly that by enabling a general Start/Stop command over a custom list of services.
One of the biggest problems Windows suffers from is the lack of information related to its components, and there’s no better place to verify this than the services section. For example, if we search for "Storage tier management", its description tells us that it "Optimizes data placement in storage tiers across all tiered storage spaces of the system"… which makes no sense. Technobabble, Redmond edition.
For years, users have tried to understand Windows services better and optimize their execution, but it’s become increasingly difficult. Even a historical source of information like the BlackViper page is outdated, and Microsoft still refuses to enable a global control of services. Fortunately, that can be solved with ServiceCommander, a customizable and easy-to-use service manager.
Start and stop Windows services with ServiceCommander
The first step in configuring ServiceCommander is to manually load the list of services we want to control. If they haven’t been optimized before, there are good candidates to place here, such as Windows Time, Secondary Logon, Remote Registry, Fax, Print Spooler, Geolocation Service, WebClient, Windows Search, and more.
The idea is to stop those services when we’re about to load a heavy application (say, a game), and restore them after returning to the desktop. ServiceCommander reduces this to a couple of clicks thanks to its All Services section, with Start and Stop buttons. The Tools menu includes direct access to the Services section, Event Viewer, Task Manager, Computer Management, and an option to switch active sessions.
Some services will resist these changes and reactivate themselves after a while (Windows Update and the geolocation service are two good examples), but if you prefer a temporary reduction instead of going into services.msc to control them one by one, ServiceCommander will serve you well.
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