Today I noticed one strange thing... I have found some services I didn't know in the registry and didn't show up with a classic sc queryex type=service state=all :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EneIo (ImagePath="\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ene.sys"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSIO (ImagePath="\??\C:\Program Files\Galaxy\Aac_GALAX GAMER RGB\msio64.sys")
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\FirstBoot\Services\EneIo
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\FirstBoot\Services\MSIO
Q1: Why they don't appear in the list with other Services, not even using AutoRuns?
Q2: Am I right assuming that drivers under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\FirstBoot\... are loaded during Windows boot even before the user logs in?
I concluded they were installed by Aura Core or Aura Sync (I have an ASUS gaming laptop with RGB keys...), even if not used by my specific HW.
Browsing my Program Files I think I also found another unknown RGB (?) driver by the way:
How can I disable/remove these useless drivers/services safely?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EneIo (ImagePath="\??\C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\ene.sys"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\MSIO (ImagePath="\??\C:\Program Files\Galaxy\Aac_GALAX GAMER RGB\msio64.sys")
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\FirstBoot\Services\EneIo
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\FirstBoot\Services\MSIO
Q1: Why they don't appear in the list with other Services, not even using AutoRuns?
Q2: Am I right assuming that drivers under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Setup\FirstBoot\... are loaded during Windows boot even before the user logs in?
I concluded they were installed by Aura Core or Aura Sync (I have an ASUS gaming laptop with RGB keys...), even if not used by my specific HW.
Browsing my Program Files I think I also found another unknown RGB (?) driver by the way:
Code:
C:\PROGRAM FILES\WD
└───Aac_WD P40 Game Drive
├───x64
│ AacHal_x64.dll
│
└───x86
AacHal_x86.dll
How can I disable/remove these useless drivers/services safely?
- Windows Build/Version
- Windows 11 22H2 22621.1194
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- Windows 11 PRO
- Computer type
- Laptop
- Manufacturer/Model
- ASUS GL703GS
- CPU
- Intel Core i7-8750H
- Memory
- 32GB DDR4 2666MHz
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVidia GTX 1070 8GB
- Sound Card
- Realtek ALC295
- Monitor(s) Displays
- AUO B173HAN03.2 G-Sync, XiaoMi Mi 34" FreeSync Premium
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080@144Hz (internal), 3440x1440@144Hz (external)
- Hard Drives
- NVMe WD Black SN850X 1TB, SanDisk SDSSDH3 2TB
- PSU
- 230W
- Mouse
- ROG Strix Carry Wireless-BT mouse
- Other Info
- 4K UHD USB Archgon Star Blu-Ray 4K UHD,
8BitDo Arcade Stick,
EasySMX X10 controller