How to Create a Second Profile for Service Issues

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To create a second profile, set the service as disabled in your default hardware profile, and then set the problem device as enabled for the new hardware profile:

1.     Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

2.     Double-click System.

3.     Click Hardware Profiles on the Hardware tab.

4.     Click Copy, type no-shutdown in the To box.

5.  Click OK to save a copy of the profile.

To disable a service in the default profile:

1.     Click Start, point to Search, and then click For Files or Folders.

2.     In folders named box, type services.msc.

3.     In the Look in box, click Local Harddrives

4.  Click Search Now.

5.     Double-click the Services.msc file.

6.     In the Services dialog box, right-click the service that is causing the shutdown behavior, and then click Properties.

7.     Click Disable on the Log On tab to disable the service in the default profile.