How to stop an unstoppable windows 7 service?
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I have recently installed a program that deploys an agent which "protects" from peripherals. What it actually does at this point is to block any kind of media I plug to my PC. I've done some checking and I found the name of this service blocking my peripherals. So, naturally, I've tried stopping it…
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Many security software installs a special driver that intercepts any changes to its services and processes. However, the driver is normally not loaded in Safe Mode, so you can disable the service there. If the service is still started after reboot, …
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