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4 Windows services that are safe to disable (and 3 you never should)

Windows runs more in the background than it ever tells you.

Windows won’t boot? Safe mode is the lifeline you need

If your Windows PC won’t start properly or keeps crashing, Safe Mode can help you identify the cause and fix the problem. In ...

Microsoft to disable NTLM by default in future Windows releases

Microsoft announced that it will disable the 30-year-old NTLM authentication protocol by default in upcoming Windows releases ...

Microsoft Patches Windows Flaw Causing VPN Disruptions

Microsoft patches CVE-2026-21525, an actively exploited RasMan flaw that can crash Windows VPN services and disrupt remote ...

Microsoft Confirms Windows Is Under Attack — Update Now

Attackers have not waited for Exploit Wednesday; the Microsoft Windows zero-day attacks have already started. Here’s what you ...
TWCN Tech News

The Windows Security Service service did not shut down properly

If you encounter Event ID: 7043, The Windows Security Service did not shut down properly after receiving a preshutdown control in the Event Logs of your Windows ...
Windows Latest

I tested Windows 11 February 2026 Updates: Everything new, improved, and fixed

Windows 11 February 2026 update adds Cross-Device Resume, MIDI upgrades, security fixes, and major bug fixes for 24H2 and ...
Ars Technica

Overlapping port numbers in the Windows services file?

Summary: The Windows services file, located in c windows\system32\drivers\etc, lists service names and port numbers. If another program uses the same port number as a service that's listed in the ...