HELPSVC.exe
Microsoft Help Center Service by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
helpsvc.exe has 2 known versions, the most recent one is 5.1.2600.5997 (xpsp_sp3_gdr.100614-1759). helpsvc.exe is run as a standard windows process in the context of the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges. The average file size is about 726.75 KB. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0003% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 5 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 8.66 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 134.64 KB per minute for reads and 240.63 KB per minute for writes.
What is helpsvc.exe?
The Help and Support Center in the Windows® XP operating system represents a significant milestone in delivering a single resource for Online Help, support, tools, how to articles, and other resources.
About helpsvc.exe (from Microsoft)
“The Help and Support Center in the Windows® XP operating system represents a significant milestone in delivering a single resource for Online Help, support, tools, how to articles, and other resources”
 Details
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| File name: | helpsvc.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft Help Center Service |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\helpsvc.exe |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Microsoft Help Center Service.)
User-Mode Driver Framework (UMDF) is a library that you can use to develop user-mode drivers that support the Microsoft Windows Driver Model (WDM). UMDF provides common driver functionality, which ena...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of helpsvc.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for '%WINDIR%\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\Helpsvc.exC:*:EnableC:Offer Remote Assistance'
- Firewall exception for '%systemroot%\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\helpsvc.exC:0.0.0.0:enableC:Remote Assistance'
All file variations of helpsvc.exe
