SP 52520: Enable the “Plug and Play” service in Windows

Symptom: When you start the Services applet in “Start -> Control Panel -> Administrative Tools”, the “Startup Type” setting for the “Plug and Play” service will be set to “Disabled”.
Resolution: Modify the system registry settings to enable “Automatic” startup for the “Plug and Play” service.
Additional Information: The “Plug and Play” service enables a computer to recognize and adapt to hardware changes with little or no user input. Stopping or disabling this service will result in system instability.
Category: Startup , Service

1. Disable the Messenger service
2. Disable the “Distributed Link Tracking Client” service to improve system boot
3. Disable the “Distributed Transaction Coordinator Service” for performance and security
4. Disable the “NT LM Security Support Provider Service” to improve system performance
5. Disable the “Net Logon” service to improve system performance

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