Several services in Windows 8 have the ability to be uninstalled. You can add or remove these services by:
- Head to Start (Windows Key)
- Type Control Panel (or enough letters so it appears in the results)
- Select Control Panel (under Results)
- Select Programs
- Select Programs and Features
- Select Turn Windows Features on or off
Or
- Head to Start (Windows Key)
- Right Click an EMPTY area
- Select All Apps (bottom right)
- Select Control Panel (under Windows System)
- Select Programs
- Select Programs and Features
- Select Turn Windows Features on or off
I have found that the following Windows 8 Services can be installed or uninstalled:
- Application Host Helper Service ~ Not Installed
- ASP.NET State Service ~ Not Installed
- Claims to Windows Token Service – Not Installed
- DS Role Server – Not Installed
- Fax ~ Installed
- IIS Admin Service – Not Installed
- LPD Service ~ Not Installed
- Message Queuing ~ Not Installed
- Message Queuing Triggers ~ Not Installed
- Microsoft FTP Service ~ Not Installed
- Net.Msmq Listener Adapter ~ Not Installed
- Net.Pipe Listener Adapter ~ Not Installed
- Net.Tcp Listener Adapter ~ Not Installed
- Net.Tcp Port Sharing Service ~ Installed
- Rip Listener ~ Not Installed
- Simple TCP/IP Services ~ Not Installed
- SNMP Service ~ Not Installed
- Telnet ~ Not Installed
- Web Management Service ~ Not Installed
- Windows Media Player Network Sharing Service ~ Installed
- Windows Presentation Foundation Font Cache 3.0.0.0 ~ Not Installed
- Windows Process Activation Service ~ Not Installed
- Windows Search ~ Installed
- World Wide Web Publishing Service ~ Not Installed