Vista - Is SVCHOST.exe using large amount of RAM?

**d0od** · 05-17-2008

Hey peeps and peepette, just wondering if it is normal for an instance of svchost.exe [in vista 64] to use just under 200, 000 K of ram?

I'm sure it's never been this much before... Last week or so I've noticed it's been quite high.

I have 4gb ram installed, so it's not "affecting" my performance per se, but that doesn't mean it's right, right?

When i click "go to service(s)" it's using the following:

WPDBusEnum
WLansvc
WdiSystemHost
Wudfsvc
UxSms
TrkWks
TabletINputService
SysMain
PcsSvc
Netman
hidserv
AudioEndpointBuilder

virus [avira antivir & avast! ] and spyware [spybot] scan show nothing untoward.

IS it normal? Any way to get it down?

Cos my usual memory usage in vista is around 24% with nothing open, and around 32% with firefox, MSN and a few Adobe Air apps open, yet i noticed it at around 35% idle now, and almost 40% with just firefox open.

"hmmm"

Any advice/expertise welcome!

joey

05-17-2008

One possile reason - Vista supports new memory management techniques - it
uses (free/available) memory for housekeepng chores mainly in support of
Superfetch and cache maintenance. Vista provides memory as necessary for
programs by reducing availability to Superfetch.

"d0od" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
> Hey peeps and peepette, just wondering if it is normal for an instance
> of svchost.exe [in vista 64] to use just under 200, 000 K of ram?
>
> I'm sure it's never been this much before... Last week or so I've
> noticed it's been quite high.
>
> I have 4gb ram installed, so it's not "affecting" my performance per
> se, but that doesn't mean it's right, right?
>
> When i click "go to service(s)" it's using the following:
>
> WPDBusEnum
> WLansvc
> WdiSystemHost
> Wudfsvc
> UxSms
> TrkWks
> TabletINputService
> SysMain
> PcsSvc
> Netman
> hidserv
> AudioEndpointBuilder
>
> virus [avira antivir & avast! ] and spyware [spybot] scan show nothing
> untoward.
>
> IS it normal? Any way to get it down?
>
> Cos my usual memory usage in vista is around 24% with nothing open, and
> around 32% with firefox, MSN and a few Adobe Air apps open, yet i
> noticed it at around 35% idle now, and almost 40% with just firefox
> open.
>
> "hmmm"
>
> Any advice/expertise welcome!

>
> joey
>
>
> --
> d0od
>
> "I'm sick of smiling... and so is my jaw..."

05-17-2008	#1 (permalink)
d0od Vista Home Premium 64-bit 43 posts	Is SVCHOST.exe using large amount of RAM? Hey peeps and peepette, just wondering if it is normal for an instance of svchost.exe [in vista 64] to use just under 200, 000 K of ram? I'm sure it's never been this much before... Last week or so I've noticed it's been quite high. I have 4gb ram installed, so it's not "affecting" my performance per se, but that doesn't mean it's right, right? When i click "go to service(s)" it's using the following: WPDBusEnum WLansvc WdiSystemHost Wudfsvc UxSms TrkWks TabletINputService SysMain PcsSvc Netman hidserv AudioEndpointBuilder virus [avira antivir & avast! ] and spyware [spybot] scan show nothing untoward. IS it normal? Any way to get it down? Cos my usual memory usage in vista is around 24% with nothing open, and around 32% with firefox, MSN and a few Adobe Air apps open, yet i noticed it at around 35% idle now, and almost 40% with just firefox open. "hmmm" Any advice/expertise welcome! joey
My System Specs

05-17-2008	#2 (permalink)
AJR n/a posts	Re: Is SVCHOST.exe using large amount of RAM? One possile reason - Vista supports new memory management techniques - it uses (free/available) memory for housekeepng chores mainly in support of Superfetch and cache maintenance. Vista provides memory as necessary for programs by reducing availability to Superfetch. "d0od" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message news:ffde42ffc9f421bdde63261c7839b81f@xxxxxx-gateway.com... Quote: > > Hey peeps and peepette, just wondering if it is normal for an instance > of svchost.exe [in vista 64] to use just under 200, 000 K of ram? > > I'm sure it's never been this much before... Last week or so I've > noticed it's been quite high. > > I have 4gb ram installed, so it's not "affecting" my performance per > se, but that doesn't mean it's right, right? > > When i click "go to service(s)" it's using the following: > > WPDBusEnum > WLansvc > WdiSystemHost > Wudfsvc > UxSms > TrkWks > TabletINputService > SysMain > PcsSvc > Netman > hidserv > AudioEndpointBuilder > > virus [avira antivir & avast! ] and spyware [spybot] scan show nothing > untoward. > > IS it normal? Any way to get it down? > > Cos my usual memory usage in vista is around 24% with nothing open, and > around 32% with firefox, MSN and a few Adobe Air apps open, yet i > noticed it at around 35% idle now, and almost 40% with just firefox > open. > > "hmmm" > > Any advice/expertise welcome! > > joey > > > -- > d0od > > "I'm sick of smiling... and so is my jaw..."
My System Specs

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