6 running processes of svchost.exe, do they take much of RAM of computer?

[smith]

Hi, I found 6 running processes of svchost.exe in the task manager. Do they
take much of resource of computer? How many svchost.exe would one computer
have AT LEAST to keep itself run normally?

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

A description of Svchost.exe in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314056/en-us

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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| Hi, I found 6 running processes of svchost.exe in the task manager. Do they
| take much of resource of computer? How many svchost.exe would one computer
| have AT LEAST to keep itself run normally?
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| Thank you for your help!

 

[R. McCarty]

They (SvcHost) instances are allocated in the Registry. As the Services
within them are "Disabled/Stopped" the Svchost entry may no longer be
needed. You can't turn off a specific Svchost instance. Changing these
entries is an 8.7 on the "Shoot-Yourself-in-the-PC" scale of self-inflicted
screw ups, so Image or use ERuNT to backup your Registry if you try
to remove SvcHost processes.

 

[Ken Blake]

Hi, I found 6 running processes of svchost.exe in the task manager. Do
they take much of resource of computer? How many svchost.exe would one
computer have AT LEAST to keep itself run normally?

The answer is it depends. But there's nothing unusual about six instances,
and there should no suspicion that anything is wrong or needs to be fixed.