what does svchost.exe do
(Redirected from Svchost). In the Windows NT family of operating systems, svchost.exe (Service Host, or SvcHost) is a system process that hosts multiple Windows services.Svchost is essential in the implementation of so-called shared service processes, where a number of services can share a process in order to reduce resource consumption.vchost is essential in the implementation of so-called shared service processes, where a number of services can share a process in order to reduce resource consumption.