@Bm4n said in Windows script to stop a service:

The easiest thing is to disable that service in the system services as shown here in the first way: http://computerstepbystep.com/upnp_device_host_service.html But you lose the uPnP service that is used for applications to open the ports they need on the router, the solution is not that, that is just a patch that leaves you useless any application that uses that service. Somehow you have a bigger problem like a virus, some failed update, the router firmware with some vulnerability, a program that misuses the protocol, etc. I would check what the real cause is and try to solve it.

PD. It could also be something not related to this service you say, like it could be https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2889748/high-memory-usage-by-the-svchost.exe-process-after-you-install-windows or any other problem related to Svchost.

Thanks, I have windows7 professional with all updates to date.
I use nod32 with a license for antivirus.

I've run a scan with nod and another with malwarebytes and it says I don't have any suspicious elements.

What else can I do? Thanks

Thanks for the reply.

Thanks to you for stopping by to share the results of the investigation ;D

I think I discovered the problem was a sound card that I had installed and in these two days no problem so far. If there is any news I will comment on it.

Yes, so we must continue to take the necessary safety measures because we may have a new wave at the beginning of the week.

@kynes well it closed for me every time at 10 seconds of starting to browse

@cobito initially there were many restrictions, it wasn't everyone, but I think now x86 is much more implemented. I don't know why they needed to port. And then the problem often comes with the drivers that don't work 3D apps etc.

Thanks for replying. Well, he doesn't have time to see what it says, he does it extremely fast. In the startup applications list, I don't see anything that makes me suspicious. That's why I'm more annoyed. Because I don't know what he's doing in that console. I was looking for something that would make it load the startup pausedly by giving return or something like that.

San Google says:

How do I get rid of WerFault EXE?
Simply follow these steps to disable werfault.exe:

Click on 'Start'.
Click on 'Control Panel'.
Click on 'Windows Error Reporting'.
Click on 'System and Maintenance'.
Click on 'Problem Reports and Solutions'.
Click on 'Change Settings' located on the left side panel of the 'Problem Reports and Solutions' window.

Salu2!

Hello @cobito, in the end I used both tests, and both reported errors in the same module.

Once I removed it from the slot, the computer has stopped crashing, so I must assume that the aforementioned was responsible.

Thanks again.

Best regards!

Alone I find myself.

@krampak I also didn't think that Nod would be so rigid with its defense policy.. but to that extent.. unthinkable.

These things really annoy me a lot... how much would it cost M$ to do things right? That's what made me realize that when you change a user's name, you don't actually change it, it's a "mirage". What I didn't imagine is that they didn't consider the option of remote access.

Do you think it's an oversight or just that they didn't feel like implementing it?

It reminds me of how "difficult" it is to change the user folder, you can't just put everything on another disk, you have to go folder by folder and you can't do it on all of them... in win 10 they did something, but the same thing, they left it halfway without solving the problem at the root.

What a long rant, but I needed to vent....

I'm not a regular user of Chrome, since Windows 7 came out, but I see that the jokes about this browser's memory gluttony are recurring, so there must be something to it I like Firefox better, although some of its add-ons can also leave you out of memory, like the one for downloads from MEGA, which the other day had my browser consuming almost 7GB But nothing that can't be fixed by closing the application for a moment, or using the Memory Restart (another add-on).

@cobito said in Ubuntu network card name change:

Well yes, the truth is that Samba sometimes has some strange behaviors. If you only use PCs with Linux I suggest you try file transfer via SSH. Dolphin (KDE) can use it as a file system more. It is safer and more versatile than Samba. From the console you can use the scp command to copy from one machine to another. The only drawback is that you can only move by ips and domains.

Thanks I didn't know that particular.

Thank you very much, it has been very helpful to me

I edit with a small problem I encountered and so that no one wastes their time:

If when trying to install the pack it says "This update is not applicable to your computer" it is because you must have the KB3020369 installed as well.
That is to say, on a clean installation, first install the KB3020369 and then directly apply the cumulative pack KB3125574.

Linux has two advantages that no other operating system has: it is multi-architecture and can run on any device, from smartwatches to supercomputing centers. Neither Windows nor MacOS are capable of that. Those two advantages, along with the popularization of the ARM architecture, invite the emergence of new gaming platforms whose hardware is relatively inexpensive. An example is Nvidia's Tegra platform, which, by the way, will be the one used by Nintendo's next console. It is not known if it will use Linux as an operating system, but after reading things like this the possibility arises that it might.

On the other hand, we have a heavyweight who has come to the conclusion that Linux could be interesting for gaming: Valve. They have not only ported their most representative titles to Linux but have also created the infrastructure to port graphics engines programmed for Windows to Linux. Or, in other words, they have found a way to translate DirectX engines to OpenGL. In fact, Source works on Linux in this way; at first it had a poor performance but in a short time it almost equaled Windows.

It was precisely Valve that encountered the problem of using Linux for gaming: the lack of a competent infrastructure. And the fact that this subject has been pending for so long has led to the abandonment of certain aspects of OpenGL. We have Valve developers complaining about OpenGL and others criticizing the shortcomings of the free API. In summary: DirectX is superior to OpenGL in games.

On the other hand, Valve has promoted a hardware platform: the Steam Machine. It is a console-PC that anyone can actually manufacture. But there are assemblers who give you the finished product with the advantage that you can choose the hardware according to your gaming needs. This would not be too relevant if it were not because one of the specifications of the console is that it carries SteamOS, a distro derived from Debian that is maintained directly by Valve itself including adjustments to make games run better.

Speaking of games, for the moment the only platform with weight continues to be Steam, which has more than 5000 titles for Linux (according to its store). The vast majority are independent developments that are not worth much, but more and more AAA titles are being found. In this aspect there is still a long way to go, but in very few years the leap has been spectacular and the good thing is that the trend continues to be very upward.

And to finish, we have the drivers. Currently, Linux has very good support for the three big ones: Nvidia, AMD, and Intel. Leaving Intel aside because it is not representative in either performance or market share in gamers, Nvidia continues to offer a first-party proprietary driver. In fact, its performance is comparable to that of Windows. For its part, AMD is immersed in a kind of restructuring: Initially it had poor support with a proprietary driver and the free alternative left much to be desired. While its proprietary driver continued to be bad, it began to publish documentation that facilitated the development of quite competent alternative free drivers. The latest news on this is that AMD has abandoned the development of its classic proprietary drivers for Linux and has created AMDGPU, which is divided into two drivers: one free that offers 2D functionality and another proprietary with the advanced functions of 3D, both maintained by the company. But thanks to the documentation, a free driver with 3D acceleration that promises has appeared.

As a bonus: Vulkan. It would solve all the problems found in OpenGL but is not yet widely spread. If it succeeds, it would end one of the most important obstacles when developing cross-platform games. Time will tell.