The svchost.com process is a Windows file and a component of Generic Host Process for Win32 Services software, which is developed by Microsoft Corporation. Known by the same service name Generic Host Process for Win32 Services, svchost.com runs in the background once it is installed on a Windows computer. As a Generic Service Host, this file is considered as a “host” for other modules or programs related to it. This service is able to allow other processes work, for instance, letting other required functions to access the Internet, if the web connectivity is turned on. In contrast, if some functions are disabled, the user finds his or her Internet connection is not working. A good example is the DNS is disabled, the user cannot type in the complete web address of a particular website, but he or she can type in the IP address of the system. What this means is that web connectivity may be working, but it does not mean some essential parts of the process to browse the Internet are properly functioning.

Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. svchost.com. is used by Generic Host Process for Win32 Services, If you shut down svchost.com, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop svchost.com, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Generic Host Process for Win32 Services, from your system.

After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.

The ReviverSoft experts have not yet reviewed svchost.com

A process usually a part of an installed application such as Generic Host Process for Win32 Services, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.

We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.

The first thing you should do if svchost.com. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that svchost.com, belongs to, in this case Generic Host Process for Win32 Services