winutil/docs/dev/tweaks/z--Advanced-Tweaks---CAUTION/DisableLMS1.md

# Disable Intel MM (vPro LMS)

Last Updated: 2024-08-07


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## Description

Intel LMS service is always listening on all ports and could be a huge security risk. There is no need to run LMS on home machines and even in the Enterprise there are better solutions.

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<summary>Preview Code</summary>

```json
{
  "Content": "Disable Intel MM (vPro LMS)",
  "Description": "Intel LMS service is always listening on all ports and could be a huge security risk. There is no need to run LMS on home machines and even in the Enterprise there are better solutions.",
  "category": "z__Advanced Tweaks - CAUTION",
  "panel": "1",
  "Order": "a026_",
  "InvokeScript": [
    "
        Write-Host \"Kill LMS\"
        $serviceName = \"LMS\"
        Write-Host \"Stopping and disabling service: $serviceName\"
        Stop-Service -Name $serviceName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
        Set-Service -Name $serviceName -StartupType Disabled -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;

        Write-Host \"Removing service: $serviceName\";
        sc.exe delete $serviceName;

        Write-Host \"Removing LMS driver packages\";
        $lmsDriverPackages = Get-ChildItem -Path \"C:\\Windows\\System32\\DriverStore\\FileRepository\" -Recurse -Filter \"lms.inf*\";
        foreach ($package in $lmsDriverPackages) {
            Write-Host \"Removing driver package: $($package.Name)\";
            pnputil /delete-driver $($package.Name) /uninstall /force;
        }
        if ($lmsDriverPackages.Count -eq 0) {
            Write-Host \"No LMS driver packages found in the driver store.\";
        } else {
            Write-Host \"All found LMS driver packages have been removed.\";
        }

        Write-Host \"Searching and deleting LMS executable files\";
        $programFilesDirs = @(\"C:\\Program Files\", \"C:\\Program Files (x86)\");
        $lmsFiles = @();
        foreach ($dir in $programFilesDirs) {
            $lmsFiles += Get-ChildItem -Path $dir -Recurse -Filter \"LMS.exe\" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
        }
        foreach ($file in $lmsFiles) {
            Write-Host \"Taking ownership of file: $($file.FullName)\";
            & icacls $($file.FullName) /grant Administrators:F /T /C /Q;
            & takeown /F $($file.FullName) /A /R /D Y;
            Write-Host \"Deleting file: $($file.FullName)\";
            Remove-Item $($file.FullName) -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
        }
        if ($lmsFiles.Count -eq 0) {
            Write-Host \"No LMS.exe files found in Program Files directories.\";
        } else {
            Write-Host \"All found LMS.exe files have been deleted.\";
        }
        Write-Host 'Intel LMS vPro service has been disabled, removed, and blocked.';
       "
  ],
  "UndoScript": [
    "
      Write-Host \"LMS vPro needs to be redownloaded from intel.com\"

      "
  ],
  "link": "https://christitustech.github.io/winutil/dev/tweaks/z--Advanced-Tweaks---CAUTION/DisableLMS1"
}
```

</details>

## Invoke Script

```powershell

        Write-Host "Kill LMS"
        $serviceName = "LMS"
        Write-Host "Stopping and disabling service: $serviceName"
        Stop-Service -Name $serviceName -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
        Set-Service -Name $serviceName -StartupType Disabled -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;

        Write-Host "Removing service: $serviceName";
        sc.exe delete $serviceName;

        Write-Host "Removing LMS driver packages";
        $lmsDriverPackages = Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository" -Recurse -Filter "lms.inf*";
        foreach ($package in $lmsDriverPackages) {
            Write-Host "Removing driver package: $($package.Name)";
            pnputil /delete-driver $($package.Name) /uninstall /force;
        }
        if ($lmsDriverPackages.Count -eq 0) {
            Write-Host "No LMS driver packages found in the driver store.";
        } else {
            Write-Host "All found LMS driver packages have been removed.";
        }

        Write-Host "Searching and deleting LMS executable files";
        $programFilesDirs = @("C:\Program Files", "C:\Program Files (x86)");
        $lmsFiles = @();
        foreach ($dir in $programFilesDirs) {
            $lmsFiles += Get-ChildItem -Path $dir -Recurse -Filter "LMS.exe" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
        }
        foreach ($file in $lmsFiles) {
            Write-Host "Taking ownership of file: $($file.FullName)";
            & icacls $($file.FullName) /grant Administrators:F /T /C /Q;
            & takeown /F $($file.FullName) /A /R /D Y;
            Write-Host "Deleting file: $($file.FullName)";
            Remove-Item $($file.FullName) -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue;
        }
        if ($lmsFiles.Count -eq 0) {
            Write-Host "No LMS.exe files found in Program Files directories.";
        } else {
            Write-Host "All found LMS.exe files have been deleted.";
        }
        Write-Host 'Intel LMS vPro service has been disabled, removed, and blocked.';
       

```
## Undo Script

```powershell

      Write-Host "LMS vPro needs to be redownloaded from intel.com"

      

```

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[View the JSON file](https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil/tree/main/config/tweaks.json)