Windows 7 - Task Manager - Show Services Running under svchost.exe

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Microsoft defines svchost.exe as a generic host process name for services that run from dynamic link libraries. This will show you how to identify what services are running under a single process of svchost.exe.

1. Open up the Task Manager by either typing taskmgr.exe in the Start Menu Search Bar, pressing Ctrl+Shift+Esc, Ctrl+Alt+Delete or Right-Clicking on the taskbar and selecting Start Task Manager.

2. Go to the Process Tab and click on Show Processes From All Users.

A) Now, you will see a list of svchost.exe processes.

3. Right-Click on a svchost.exe process and select Go to Service/s.

A) This will jump to the Services Tab and the services running under that certain svchost.exe process will be highlighted.