Disable Homegroup
Last Updated: 2024-08-07
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Description
Disables HomeGroup - HomeGroup is a password-protected home networking service that lets you share your stuff with other PCs that are currently running and connected to your network.
Preview Code
{
"Content": "Disable Homegroup",
"Description": "Disables HomeGroup - HomeGroup is a password-protected home networking service that lets you share your stuff with other PCs that are currently running and connected to your network.",
"category": "Essential Tweaks",
"panel": "1",
"Order": "a005_",
"service": [
{
"Name": "HomeGroupListener",
"StartupType": "Manual",
"OriginalType": "Automatic"
},
{
"Name": "HomeGroupProvider",
"StartupType": "Manual",
"OriginalType": "Automatic"
}
],
"link": "https://christitustech.github.io/Winutil/dev/tweaks/Essential-Tweaks/Home"
}Service Changes
Windows services are background processes for system functions or applications. Setting some to manual optimizes performance by starting them only when needed.
You can find information about services on Wikipedia and Microsoft’s Website.
Service Name: HomeGroupListener
Startup Type: Manual
Original Type: Automatic
Service Name: HomeGroupProvider
Startup Type: Manual
Original Type: Automatic