Tag: SVCHOST

If you've ever taken a peek at the Windows Task Manager, odds are you've found a couple of running processes called svchost.exe. And chances are you have no idea what this process is doing or if it's safe to kill. First, it's probably not safe to kill it from the Task Manager. But you can figure out what these processes are doing by using a free and portable (no installation required) tool ...

Have you ever wondered what that "svchost.exe" service was running multiple copies on your Windows PC? In case you do wonder, check this out from Langa's blog. Fred Langa is the guy behind the famous Langa Letters who writes for InfromationWeek. He explains what svchost.exe does and an unusual way to find out which services and processes are running behind all those svchost.exe entries in your ...