The software program of choice to analyze processes is usually Process Explorer from Sysinternals. Yes, there are other applications that do the same but Process Explorer is probably the standard application. The Open Source program svchost viewer concentrates on the scvhost service only which somewhat limits its usability.
It does not seem to provide any additional information that a user could not get out of Process Explorer but it provides the advantage that it is not overladen with additional features and other services. The software program scans all svchost processes that are currently running on the system and displays them in a tree view that can be expanded to show additional information and the services that are run under each svchost entry.
This has caused lots of confusion by users in the past who wondered why several svchost.exe processes were running in the Windows Task Manager.
The services under each svchost process are listed in the left pane, a click opens detailed information about each service in the right larger pane of the application.
It details the amount of computer memory a svchost process is using currently as well as a description and program path to the services it has spawned.
The svchost viewer application is portable and should run under Windows XP and Windows Vista. The Microsoft .net Framework 2.0 or higher is required to run it. The application itself takes up only 40 Kilobyte on the hard drive.
Tags: process explorer, svchost, svchost viewer, svchost.exe, Windows, windows services, windows tips
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