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Originally Posted by HarryT
But nothing on iTunes runs unless the program itself is running. You can't get slowdowns merely by having it installed - it doesn't have any background processes.
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By default there are a whole bunch. If you are technically inclined enough to edit the Windows Services you can manually disable them, of course.
Which requires being above average.
iTunes for Windows: Background processes installed on Windows XP, Vista, and 7 (Apple Knowledge Base)
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AppleMobileBackup.exe
AppleMobileDeviceHelper.exe
AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
AppleMobileSync.exe
distnoted.exe
iPodService.exe
iTunesHelper.exe
iTunesPhotoProcessor.exe
MDCrashReportTool.exe
mDNSResponder.exe
SyncServer.exe
qttask.exe
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iTunes: Still slowing down Windows PCs after all these years
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This problem has been known for years. AppleMobileDeviceService.exe has been in iTunes since version 7.3. People complained on the Apple boards more than two years ago that it was consuming up to 50% of CPU cycles, and thus far it's as bad as it always has been. Mind you, Mac users aren't complaining. Just Windows users.
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