Netsvcs: The process is good for that

The Netsvcs process appears relatively frequently in the Windows Task Manager. In this practical tip, we show you what this process is about and what it is good for.

Netsvcs: That's the process

The Netsvcs process often occurs along with svchost.exe in Task Manager. High CPU and RAM utilization levels often follow. Nevertheless, Netsvcs is safe for your PC.

• This is a registration key. You can find it under the following path in the Windows registry: HKEY_LOCAL_Machine \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ Svchost.
• Another tip shows you how to open the Windows registry on your computer.
• Netsvcs stands for a whole range of different Windows services, all of which are managed by svchost.exe.
• The registry key Netsvcs contains a lot of information about various Windows services, such as Netwerk, Plug & Play or Windows Shell.
• As soon as one of these services is overloaded, you will find the message svchost.exe -k netsvcs in the Task Manager.
• You should never delete the svchost.exe file.

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