Turn off unnecessary network features in Windows XP

There are many aspects to improving system security, and an important step is to turn off unnecessary services. Although Microsoft's Windows XP is not a network operating system, by default it has a lot of services open, so shutting down some unneeded services is

improving system security involves many aspects, one of the important steps is to close Unnecessary service. Although Microsoft's Windows XP is not a network operating system, by default it has a lot of services open, so shutting down some unwanted services is an important aspect of security. The content discussed in this article is a guide for users to check services on other systems.

1, IIS: The service can be turned off by the following methods: Open the & ldquo; & rdquo ;, the control panel to find the & ldquo; Add or Remove Programs & rdquo ;, & ldquo click Add/Remove Windows Components & rdquo; Deselect “Internet Information (IIS)”

2, NetMeeting (Remote Desktop Sharing): Web conferencing primarily a Windows platform VoIP and video conferencing client, but this service is only remote desktop access needs.

3, Remote Desktop Help Session Manager (Remote Desktop Help Session Manager): This service can allow others remote access to your system to help you solve the problem.

4, remote registry: This ability is quite terrible from a security point of view. Because it allows remote users to edit the Windows registry.

5. Routers and Remote Access Services: Routing and Remote Access provides the ability to use the system as a router and NAT device, either as a dial-up access gateway or as a VPN server. If you don't want your device to do this, you can disable it.

6, SSDP Discovery Service: Also known as Simple Service Discovery Service, this service is used to discover UpnP devices on the network, "Universal Plug and Play device host Universal Plug and Play Device Host” needs this service.

7, Telnet (remote login): Telnet service is a very old mechanism that can provide remote access to a computer. Now, telnet is rarely used to remotely manage a system, instead it is an encryption protocol called SSH. So remote login can be completely disabled.

8. Universal Plug and Play Device Host: The "General Plug and Play Device Host" service mentioned above, although many users have installed this service in the system. In fact, it is not very practical.

9. Windows Messenger Service: This service is messenger, which provides the functions of "network sending" & "alarms" It is independent of the instant messaging client and can therefore be disabled.