We are continuing in our short speedup tips by disabling the computer browser service running in the background of Windows XP / Vista / 7. This is a non-essential service for most of you, but chews up processing power and RAM. Before we disable it, I will teach you a little bit about what it is and why it is likely not useful to you.
Important Points to Take From This Lesson:
- Do not disable this service if you are at a work station computer, contact your administrator
- The computer browser service is designed to aid communications with pre-windows 2000 computers on a network.
- Disabling this service will not affect your normal browsing or internet behavior.
- If you are on a home network that uses a domain (extremely unlikely) you will not want to disable this service.
- This is one of many services that can be disabled to speed up your windows operating system.
Craig Chamberlin
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Craig received his degree in Informatics with a cognate in Business from Indiana University: South Bend in 2008. Craig lives with his wife and daughter in South Bend, Indiana near Notre Dame. Craig is currently employed by Precision Electric, Inc. and acts as the chief Information Technology Manager. With a passion for teaching and technology, he founded The PCMichiana Tech Help Show in Fall 2009. His focus is teaching users of all backgrounds how to learn technology while having fun.
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