What is svchost.exe?

The Windows XP process svchost.exe appears frequently in questions hitting my inbox. Here I talk about svchost.exe, explaining what it does, and how Windows uses svchost.exe to incapsulate other essential components of the operating system.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• svchost
• svchost.exe
• Windows
• XP
• Windows processes
• Task Manager
• computer error

[koollafta]

Thanks for explaining.

[FSXforeverPilot]

The svchost.exe is making my computer get blue screens, I have never had blue screens until this came up, it also makes my computer like older ones, with bad animations, is this a virus, or the real thing?

[dedeede27]

so i don't have a virus? why are there all these videos on youtube about how to get rid of this "virus"?

[mrjonne192]

I have about 23 svchost.exe and my friend that is very good whit compiuters he seid that it took up about 50 % or my memory and it makes my pc lag alot so how do I fix it ?

[MADagain321]

i have over20 svchosts running on start up n u cant tell me thts normal its a laptop

[kevmadden8ffx]

@kartog22 Well sometimes virus makers name there virus svchost so it doesn't look suspicious and even some of them infect the real svchost like the April fools virus (conficker). So long as you’re running a good internet security suite and keep everything up to date etc... then everything should be fine.

[kartog22]

And for some reasons there are tutorials how to get rid of it... Tho i did not belive it is a virus in first place.