Windows 10 Creators Update runs many svchost.exe processes: Here’s why

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Updated onJanuary 6, 2017

updated onJanuary 6, 2017

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Windows 10 Creators Update, the upcoming version of Windows 10, will arrive sometime in early 2017. Until then, users can get a glimpse of what’s in the works by joining the Insiders program, with Microsoft incorporating the latest features into the latestWindows 10 builds.

As a result, many users have noticed that there’s an unusually high number ofsvchost.exe processesrunning in Windows 10 Creators Update. (As a quick reminder, a svchost.exe executable file is a system process that hosts multiple Windows services.) Its main role is to allow two or more services to share a process. In this manner, Microsoft reduces consumption of computer resource.

Microsoft splits service hosts into separate processes

Starting withbuild 14942, all Windows 10 Creators Update builds will featurea dedicated svchost.exe processfor every Windows service. As a result, the number of svchost.exe processes has significantly increased.

At first, many Windows 10 users may find this change confusing. However, Microsoft explains that there’s no need to worry as this change won’t have a negative impact on system resources. The recommended RAM for PCs has dramatically increased over the years, which means that memory capacity is no longer an issue for users.

It is worth mentioning that Microsoft decided to use svchost.exe files to group processes in order to reduce pressure oncomputer memory. Since memory is no longer a problem, the company can now ungroup services. Windows 10 will ungroup services only on PCs with 3.5 GB+ of RAM.

Individual svchost.exe file advantages:

In a nutshell, don’t be scared when you notice thatWindows 10 Creators Updateruns an unusually high number of vchost.exe processes: Your system is safe.

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Windows 10 Creators Update runs many svchost.exe processes: Here’s why

Microsoft splits service hosts into separate processes

Individual svchost.exe file advantages: