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Asked: May 11, 20262026-05-11T08:35:22+00:00 2026-05-11T08:35:22+00:00

As a best practice I use a virtual machine for my development – I

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As a best practice I use a virtual machine for my development – I would like to try and optimize my VM as much as possible. All I have installed is server 2003, IIS and Visual Studio 2008. What do you do to optimize your development VM i.e what service do you switch off etc…

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  1. 2026-05-11T08:35:23+00:00Added an answer on May 11, 2026 at 8:35 am

    Ixclude my build folder from my virus guard for on access scans

    These are the services that I turn off in my VM

    • Turned off Shutdown event tracker
    • Switched off indexing on c:\
    • Error Reporting Service switched off
    • Smart Card Access switched off
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