On my laptop PC I would like to be able to choose between different window-services configs.
i.e. When running a DAW session I would like to run the PC off the network and therefore have all the network related services turned off as well as other not needed services like the print-spooler, plug and play etc.
In other sessions I would like these normal service up and running.
Is there a way to be able to save these configuration setting and then choose which one to apply when booting Windows?
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Though on a modern PC the resources used by those services are relatively microscopic, so I wouldn't bother.
A quick google gives https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/windows/how-dual-boot-windows-3633084/ so I guess it's still fairly straightforward.
A lot of issues with Windows laptops and music software seem to be caused by power saving routines to maximise battery life so a big part of optimisation is reducing these as much as possible. For further details I recommend Robin Vincent's Molten Music channel on Youtube, in which he does not suggest disabling services. It would be interesting to see if you got a significant performance increase by doing so. I understand that network drivers can cause an issue as well.
Let us know how you get on if you go ahead.
I do this for DAW use. That way you set the PC up exactly how you want it.
You can use the same DAW files in the 'normal' boot of course. I do that for quick DAW work when I'm doing other things, saving the DAW boot for lower latency live recording.