The Encrypting File System (EFS) on Microsoft Windows is a feature introduced in version 3.0 of NTFS that provides filesystem-level encryption. Basic ideas · Operation · Security · Supported operating systems
Just disable the Encrypted option for your folders and files, and keep the service as is. (You can use cipher /d /s:C:- * to mass-decrypt everything in C:-.)
To encrypt a file (or folder), right-click its icon and select Properties. In the General tab, click the Advanced... button. Check the “Encrypt contents to ...