webserver - Disabling excess services on Windows Web Server 2008 R2

I'm running a development VM on my notebook with Windows Web Server 2008 R2 operating system. To save some resources and gain some speed I'm thinking about disabling some services:

• Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider


• Print Spooler


• Remote Registry


• Windows Remote Management

Why would I disable them? Because I don't think they're beneficial and slow disk operation down while also consuming memory resources.

Should I consider other services as well?

Answer

• The VSS service is usually only used for backups and related activities.


• The Print Spooler I regularly disable on servers where I never print.


• Remote Registry is only needed if you're going to be editing the registry remotely.


• Remote Management, same as Remote Registry.

There are guides on the net concerning which services are "safe" to disable. If you're really low on resources however, you're draining the ocean one bucket at a time.