Versions

16.4.3528.0331	0.67%
16.4.3522.0110	0.44%
16.4.3508.0205	4.44%
16.4.3505.0912	19.78%
16.4.3503.0728	0.67%
15.4.3555.0308	29.56%
15.4.3538.0513	12.22%
15.4.3502.0922	16.67%
14.0.8118.0427	11.33%
14.0.8093.0805	3.56%
14.0.8064.0206	0.22%
14.0.8052.1208	0.44%

fsssvc.exe has 12 known versions, the most recent one is 16.4.3528.0331. It is started as a Windows Service called 'Windows Live Family Safety' with the name 'fsssvc' and described as “This service enables Family Safety on the computer. If this service is not running, Family Safety will not work.”. . In addition, it is run under the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the administrator accounts have the same privileges). The average file size is about 1.15 MB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Microsoft Corporation by the certification authority Microsoft Corporation. The programs Windows Live Essentials, Installation Windows Live and Windows Live Family Safety have been observed as installing specific variations of fsssvc.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0088% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 18.06 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 27.12 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 3.16 KB per minute for reads and 14 Bytes per minute for writes.

Microsoft Family Safety (formerly Windows Live Family Safety), developed by Microsoft, is free parental monitoring and content-control software. Family Safety has a Windows Filtering Platform driver to filter web browsing.