Remove Apple Mobile Device Support AppleMobileDeviceService.exe
Thursday, 19 June 2008
When programs from Apple are instilled in Windows such as iTunes or QuickTime, they automatically include hidden background processes. One of them is called Apple Mobile Device Support which is typically used to automatically detect an iPod when it is plugged into the computer's USB port. The name of the file is AppleMobileDeviceService.exe and it starts itself at boot time. This is a useful feature unless of course the user does not own an iPod. In this case, it is best to remove this service to conserve memory.

Here are the step-by-step instructions to remove this background process:
  1. Click 'Start'.
  2. Click 'My Computer'.
  3. Under "Other Places" click 'Control Panel'.
  4. Double-click 'Add or Remove Programs'. This will open a list of all the programs which are currently installed. It may take a moment for the list to populate so be patient.
  5. Scroll down the list until you see "Apple Mobile Device Manager".
  6. Clik the "Change/Remove" button.
  7. Follow the on-screen instructions.


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