From 0b077f268381dfaa5b3977397a46b7e9b0d5e59d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Justin Hall Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 10:10:59 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] copyedits --- .../per-user-services-in-windows.md | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/application-management/per-user-services-in-windows.md b/windows/application-management/per-user-services-in-windows.md index a31b464390..f784c78af2 100644 --- a/windows/application-management/per-user-services-in-windows.md +++ b/windows/application-management/per-user-services-in-windows.md @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ms.sitesec: library ms.pagetype: mobile ms.author: elizapo author: lizap -ms.date: 08/14/2017 +ms.date: 09/13/2017 --- # Per-user services in Windows 10 and Windows Server @@ -19,17 +19,17 @@ Per-user services are services that are created when a user signs into Windows o > [!NOTE] > Per-user services are only in available in Windows Server if you have installed the Desktop Experience. If you are running a Server Core or Nano Server installation, you won't see these services. -You can't prevent per-user services from being created, but you can configure the template service to create them in a stopped and disabled state. You do this by setting the template service's **Startup Type** to **Disabled**. +You can configure the template service to create per-user services in a stopped and disabled state by setting the template service's **Startup Type** to **Disabled**. > [!IMPORTANT] -> If you change the template service's Startup Type, make sure you carefully test that change prior to rolling it out in your production environment. +> Carefully test any changes to the template service's Startup Type before deploying in production. Use the following information to understand per-user services, change the template service Startup Type, and manage per-user services through Group Policy and security templates. For more information about disabling system services for Windows Server, see [Guidance on disabling system services on Windows Server with Desktop Experience](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows-server/security/windows-services/security-guidelines-for-disabling-system-services-in-windows-server). ## Per-user services -Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 (with the Desktop Experience) have the following per-user services. The template services are located in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services. +Windows 10 and Windows Server (with the Desktop Experience) have the following per-user services. The template services are located in the registry at HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services. Before you disable any of these services, review the **Description** column in this table to understand the implications, including dependent apps that will no longer work correctly.