List of SVCHOST related hotfixes for Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Notes:
- You should always check https://support.microsoft.com for the latest version of the different files
- Carefully review the list and decide which might be applicable to your unique environment.
- Hotfixes must be tested on a representative non-production environment prior to being deployed to production. This will help to gauge the impact of such changes
Symptom |
Description |
Link |
Applies to |
Svchost – Handles Leak |
Handle leak in Svchost.exe when a WMI query is triggered by using the Win32_PowerSettingCapabilities class in Windows 7 or in Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1
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Svchost – High CPU |
High CPU utilization by the Svchost.exe process and the Lsm.exe process in the Remote Desktop session after you remotely connect to a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 |
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Web Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Starter Windows 7 Ultimate
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Svchost – High Memory Usage |
High memory usage by the Svchost.exe process after you install Windows Management Framework 3.0 on a Windows-based computer |
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
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Svchost – Memory Leak |
A memory leak issue occurs in the Windows Management Instrumentation service on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7 |
Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 Windows HPC Server 2008 R2 without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard without Hyper-V Windows Web Server 2008 R2 Windows 7 Enterprise Windows 7 Home Basic Windows 7 Home Premium Windows 7 Professional Windows 7 Ultimate |
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Svchost – Memory Leak |
Memory leak occurs in the Svchost.exe process on a computer that is running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008 |
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 Foundation Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V Windows Web Server 2008 Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit Edition Windows Vista Starter Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit Edition
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Svchost – Memory Leak |
A memory leak occurs in Svchost.exe when you apply or update Group Policy preference settings in Windows Server 2008 |
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-Based Systems Windows Server 2008 Foundation Windows Web Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2
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Svchost – Memory Leak |
The memory usage of the Svchost.exe process for Windows Deployment Services keeps increasing after you install hotfix 960489 or install Windows Server 2008 SP2 |
Windows Server 2008 Datacenter without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Standard without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Standard
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Comments
- Anonymous
January 19, 2016
This update https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3112343 worked for me on a fresh installed Win 7 x64. The problem started after new windows update installer. Are now downloading 217 updates :-) - Anonymous
May 21, 2016
Firewall service freezes and crashes if the firewall logging is enabled in Windows: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3155768 (Windows 8/Windows 2012) - Anonymous
June 22, 2016
The link to KB2889748 doesn't exist.... https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2889748