Why do i have so many svchost.exe processes running?

More often than not, Svchost is being used by Windows and Multiple instances are normal because many services utilize it. Worst-case scenario, the file is infected with a virus, the last thing you need on your computer.

In previous Windows version one svchost was used to run up to 10-15 services. In Windows 10 most services runs separately, one per svchost instance. This increase number svchost processes but make process and service management more easy and accurate. So that’s normal, don’t bother about this.

You can close processes like svchost.exe in the Task Manager. To do this, go to Processes view and simply right-click the process and choose “End task.”

Svchost.exe actually stands for “service host,” and it is a file used by many Windows applications. Despite this, it often is mistaken as a virus because Malware authors have been known to attach malicious files to the svchost.exe service to prevent detection.

How to find out what’s running inside that out-of-control Services.exe or Svchost.exe

1. Click Start on the Windows taskbar, and then click Run.
2. In the Open box, type CMD, and then press ENTER.
3. Type Tasklist /SVC, and then press ENTER.

If your computer is infected by a virus or malware, it may cause svchost.exe CPU 100% usage problem in Windows 10. The first advice to solve this problem is to run an anti-virus scan for your computer.