If you are wondering about what servicehost. exe, it is most of the time referring to Service Host, which is the human-readable name of the svchost. exe in Windows Task Manager. Servicehost. exe and svchost. exe does the same thing - they run system services in the background. Such services provide the basis for features like Windows Update, firewall device management, and networking. Usually, servicehost. exe is a genuine Microsoft process, and as a rule, it should be neither deleted nor disabled.
