Disable universal plug and play host services

This setting disables universal plug and play services.

Level: Recommended For Experts Only

Description:
Windows xp support universal plug&play services. This service supports self-connecting and self-configurating devices that communicate using standard lan protocols. There are no upnp devices available these days, so these services are also not required. They are security risk also. For this, go to start > run menu, enter regedit and navigate to the registry path listed below. If any of the subkeys \currentcontrolset\services\upnphost\ is not present, create it as explained below. Create a reg_dword value name "start" (if this value doesn't exist). Right click on the option start, and from the drop down menu, select modify. In the modify dialog box, enter value data "4" to disable and "3" to enable the setting. Close the registry and click ok. Restart the system. When editing the registry it is highly recommended to run a quick scan for optimization, you can test your system now for free.