Process Manager for Windows Adds Universal Boss Key, Vista and 7 Features. Windows PowerShell Cmdlet Help Topics. What is svchost.exe And Why Is It Running? You are no doubt reading this article because you are wondering why on earth there are nearly a dozen processes running with the name svchost.exe.
You can’t kill them, and you don’t remember starting them… so what are they? This article is part of our series explaining various processes found in Task Manager, including: jusched.exe, dwm.exe, ctfmon.exe, wmpnetwk.exe, wmpnscfg.exe, mDNSResponder.exe, conhost.exe, rundll32.exe, Dpupdchk.exe, and Adobe_Updater.exe. Do you know what those services are? Better start reading!