View Full Version : Disabling Windows EFS
Lucradia
July 13th, 2012, 01:33 PM
Just wondering how one would go about disabling Windows' EFS, which is run via lsass.exe. I looked around, and there doesn't seem to be any information on it. My files, all of my documents don't use NTFS Encryption, and I don't care if my Windows system files use encryption or not. I just want it disabled, as it does constant R/W on my HDD.
No, you can't disable it via Services: http://i.imgur.com/wC53Y.png
llua+
July 13th, 2012, 04:49 PM
EFS is a service they don't want you to stop on a running system. Disabling it(from starting on boot) and restarting the system should prevent it from starting(at boot).
C:\Windows\system32>sc query efs
SERVICE_NAME: efs
TYPE : 20 WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
STATE : 4 RUNNING
(NOT_STOPPABLE, NOT_PAUSABLE, IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
WIN32_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
CHECKPOINT : 0x0
WAIT_HINT : 0x0 iirc by default it set to manual. so something on your system has to be calling the service to start if you continue to see it run.
Lucradia
July 14th, 2012, 10:06 PM
It's funny, because it's set to start at boot. But when I booted this time, it's got this:
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
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C:\Users>sc query efs
SERVICE_NAME: efs
TYPE : 20 WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
STATE : 1 STOPPED
WIN32_EXIT_CODE : 1077 (0x435)
SERVICE_EXIT_CODE : 0 (0x0)
CHECKPOINT : 0x0
WAIT_HINT : 0x0
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