The Windows operating system
comes with many program features and services to improve the user experience
and enhance the program functions in the computer system. When you start a
computer that runs on Windows, it will run many additional services in the
background besides the programs that you manually opened and running. Windows
XP is one such operating system that possesses many services and provides
valuable experience to your usage.
These Windows XP services may
sometimes host many unnecessary features that uses additional memory and system
processor power which is taxing on the system! Help and Support service is one
such services that run in the background on Windows XP. The function of this
service is to guide a user to use the help and troubleshooting tools.
This Windows support service may
not be of much or any help to any users who wish to disable the service to
enhance the memory and system capacity. Follow the steps shared below to
disable this service while using Windows XP.
Steps to Follow
• Click on the Start menu located
at the bottom of the screen and select the Control Panel option in the menu.
Under the Control Panel, click on Administrative Tools and select Services.
• On the Services page, located
and click on the tab marked as standard. A list of services will appear and
click on the Help and Support option from the list.
• On the Help and Support option,
double-click and select the option Disabled in the field beside Startup Type.
Confirm the changes by clicking on Apply button.
• Restart the computer.
Restarting the system will bring the changes into effect.
Tips and Support
• After following the steps
mentioned above, if the Help and Support service is still functioning, change
the service status. Follow the steps shared and change the Status Type to
Enabled. Restart the system and the service will be turned on.
• You can also click the Stop
button in Help and Support window. This will end the Windows support service at
once but may start again in the future when you start your computer. Change the
Startup type to prevent this.
Following these simple steps, you
can successfully disable the Help and Support service on your Windows XP. It
would be a good idea to install a maintenance software that would be able to
advice on you on which application to uninstall or disable.
