BlackViperScript: make bulk changes to the Windows 10 Service configuration
BlackViperScript is a PowerShell script to make bulk changes to the Service configuration of Windows 10 PCs based on Black Viper's Services suggestions.
Black Viper published service configurations for several versions of Windows; these configurations suggested certain states for services based on use cases. He stopped updating Service configurations in April 2018 but the information is still useful at the time of writing.
The script applies the supported Service configurations to devices running Windows 10 based on the configuration on Black Viper's website. It is not the first program to apply Service configurations; we reviewed Easy Service Optimizer in 2015 which offered similar functionality.
Download the script from the project's GitHub page to get started and extract the content of the archive to the local system.
You may run the batch file with elevated privileges or the PowerShell script with owershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File c:/BlackViper-Win10.ps1 (adjust the path).
The script loads a GUI after you accept the terms.
First thing you may want to do is switch to Script Options to check and adjust the preferences. There you find plenty of options to customize the script; you may check "dryrun" to get a preview of the changes without making them, enable diagnostic output or enable the log to get a before and after comparison.
The Services List displays all services, information, and the state after you select the load option. The script takes the selected services configuration under "Services Options" and compares it to the current state of available services.
Green indicates that services use the same configuration state already while red and yellow that this is not the case.
The active Services configuration can be saved as a CSV file or Registry file for safekeeping.
Black Viper Service Configuration Script supports Default, Safe and Tweaked Service configurations and custom settings. You do need to load a custom config file to apply custom settings.
Do you need it?
How useful is the script? The answer depends on a number of factors. It is clearly possible to just visit the Black Viper website, check the Service configuration for Windows 10 there, and make the changes manually.
While it takes time to make the changes manually, you'd not have to run a script on the PC to make the changes. The script is open source which means that you can verify it before you run it.
The script is more useful in select deployment situations where changes need to be made to a number of PCs one-time or regularly. Considering that you can modify the services configuration files to adjust them according to your needs, it is a good option to make changes to Services on a number of devices.
Closing Words
BlackViperScript worked fine during tests; it applied the selected changes to the device and everything worked out as expected. I'd still recommend that you create a System Restore point or system backup before you run the script.
Now You: Do you modify Services on Windows devices?
What mental age of reader are you targeting with the first sentence? 10?
Why not write an article on how to *avoid* upgrading from W10 to W11. Analogous to those like me who avoided upgrading from 7 to 10 for as long as possible.
If your paymaster Microsoft permits it, of course.
5. Rufus
6. Ventoy
PS. I hate reading these “SEO optimized” articles.
I used Rufus to create an installer for a 6th gen intel i5 that had MBR. It upgraded using Setup. No issues except for Win 11 always prompting me to replace my local account. Still using Win 10 Pro on all my other PCs to avoid the bullying.
bit pointless to upgrade for the sake of upgrading as you never know when you’ll get locked out because ms might suddenly not provide updates to unsupported systems.
ps…. time travelling?
written. Jan 15, 2023
Updated • Jan 13, 2023
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Anyone willing to downgrade to this awful OS must like inflicting themselves with harm.
I have become convinced now that anybody who has no qualms with using Windows 11/10 must fit into one of the following brackets:
1) Too young to remember a time before W10 and W11 (doesn’t know better)
2) Wants to play the latest games on their PC above anything else (or deeply needs some software which already dropped W7 support)
3) Doesn’t know too much about how computers work, worried that they’d be absolutely lost and in trouble without the “”latest security””
4) Microsoft apologist that tries to justify that the latest “features” and “changes” are actually a good thing, that improve Windows
5) Uses their computer to do a bare minimum of like 3 different things, browse web, check emails, etc, so really doesn’t fuss
Obviously that doesn’t cover everyone, there’s also the category that:
6) Actually liked W7 more than 10, and held out as long as possible before switching, begrudgingly uses 10 now
Have I missed any group off this list?
You have missed in this group just about any professional user that uses business software like CAD programs or ERP Programs which are 99% of all professional users from this list.
Linux doesn’t help anyone who is not a linux kid and apple is just a fancy facebook machine.
Microsoft has removed KB5029351 update
only from windows update though
KB5029351 is still available from the ms update catalog site
1. This update is labaled as PREVIEW if it causes issues to unintelligent people, then they shouldn’t have allowed Preview updates ot install.
2. I have installed it in a 11 years old computer, and no problems at all.
3. Making a big drama over a bluescreen for an updated labeled as preview is ridiculous.
This is probably another BS internet drama where people ran programs and scripts that modified the registry until they broke Windows, just for removing stuff that they weren’t even using just for the sake of it.
Maybe people should stop playing geeks and actually either use Windows 10 or Windows 11, but don’t try to modify things just for the sake of it.
Sometimes removing or stopping things (like defender is a perfect example) only need intelligence, not scripts or 3rd party programs that might mess with windows.
Windows 11 was a pointless release, it was just created because some of the Windows team wanted to boost sales with some sort of new and improved Windows 10. Instead, Microsoft cannot support one version well let alone two.
Windows 11 is the worst ugly shame by Microsoft ever. They should release with every new W11 version a complete free version of Starallback inside just to make this sh** OS functionally again.
motherboard maker MSI has recently released a statement regarding the “unsupported processor” blue screen error for their boards using Intel 600/700 series chipsets & to avoid the KB5029351 Win11 update:
https://www.msi.com/news/detail/MSI-On–UNSUPPORTED-PROCESSOR–Error-Message-of-Windows-11-Update-KB5029351-Preview-142215
check out the following recent articles:
Neowin – Microsoft puts little blame on its Windows update after UNSUPPORTED PROCESSOR BSOD bug:
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-puts-little-blame-on-its-windows-update-after-unsupported-processor-bsod-bug/
BleepingComputer – Microsoft blames ‘unsupported processor’ blue screens on OEM vendors:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blames-unsupported-processor-blue-screens-on-oem-vendors/
While there may be changes or updates to the Windows 10 Store for Business and Education in the future, it is premature to conclude that it will be discontinued based solely on rumors.
My advice, I left win 15 years ago. Now I’m a happy linux user (linuxmint) but there is Centos, Fedora, Ubuntu depending on your needs.
motherboard maker MSI has recently released new BIOS/firmware updates for their Intel 600 & 700 series motherboards to fix the “UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR” problem (Sept. 6):
https://www.msi.com/news/detail/Updated-BIOS-fixes-Error-Message–UNSUPPORTED-PROCESSOR–caused-BSOD-on-MSI-s-Intel-700-and-600-Series-Motherboards-142277
I try to disable the Diagnostics Tracking Service (Connected Devices Platform User Services) but it wont let me disable it, any help will be greatly appreciated.
Tank you for your help