# CPU people, whats svchost.exe? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [January 13, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cpu-people-whats-svchost-exe/179476 "2006-01-13T16:14:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EXTtoG35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/67e7ee/32.png) [@EXTtoG35](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EXTtoG35)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cpu-people-whats-svchost-exe/179476/1 "2006-01-13T16:14:08Z")
What is svchost.exe, and why do I have 6 of them running at the same time on my computer? And should my “System Idle Process” be reading 99 in the CPU usage section of my Windows Task Manager? -j ---
**Author:** ![eurodad](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/eurodad/32/5988_2.png) [@eurodad](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eurodad)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cpu-people-whats-svchost-exe/179476/2 "2006-01-13T16:28:01Z")
> [@StealthZ](#): > > What is svchost.exe, and why do I have 6 of them running at the same time on my computer? > > And should my “System Idle Process” be reading 99 in the CPU usage section of my Windows Task Manager? > > -j uh oh ---
**Author:** ![EXTtoG35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/67e7ee/32.png) [@EXTtoG35](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EXTtoG35)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cpu-people-whats-svchost-exe/179476/3 "2006-01-13T16:30:44Z")
The funny thing is, we just re-installed XP and shit, so I can’t see how its something virus related. But I really dont know wtf svchost is and why there are 6 of them running. -j ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cpu-people-whats-svchost-exe/179476/4 "2006-01-13T16:36:12Z")
run windows update to avoid any svchost vulnerabilities… otherwise it’s a process that runs to launch programs from dlls… it’s normal. ---
**Author:** ![EXTtoG35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/67e7ee/32.png) [@EXTtoG35](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EXTtoG35)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cpu-people-whats-svchost-exe/179476/5 "2006-01-13T16:41:21Z")
Is that “system idle process” normal too? For it to read 99 damn near all the time? -j ---
**Author:** ![burnyd](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/burnyd/32/6020_2.png) [@burnyd](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/burnyd)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cpu-people-whats-svchost-exe/179476/6 "2006-01-13T16:47:17Z")
svc is almost liek winsock if your familiar with that!? Its a program xp uses to talk with outside sources. Im not a windows user but Im sure if you try to run a command promp and just execute svchost it will tell you something? I think its like svchost -s ? I dont remember sorry heh ---
**Author:** ![newchic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newchic/32/5989_2.png) [@newchic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newchic)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cpu-people-whats-svchost-exe/179476/7 "2006-01-13T16:47:46Z")
^^^^yes… 99% idle process is normal ---
**Author:** ![Orr89rocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac91a4/32.png) [@Orr89rocz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Orr89rocz)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 7:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cpu-people-whats-svchost-exe/179476/8 "2006-01-13T19:48:41Z")
yeah i have that on my comp too… there is a few of them running and i dont like that but i cant do anything about it ---
**Author:** ![BlkP42E](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blkp42e/32/5938_2.png) [@BlkP42E](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlkP42E)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cpu-people-whats-svchost-exe/179476/9 "2006-01-15T19:39:57Z")
you wanna close taskmgr.exe if thats running on yours.