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Display Name (?):

Help and Support

Short Name (?):

helpsvc

Executable (?):

svchost.exe

Library (?):

pchsvc.dll

Depends On (?):

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

Supports (?):

None.

Description (?):

Enables Help and Support Center to run on this computer. If this service is stopped, Help and Support Center will be unavailable. If this service is disabled, any services that explicitly depend on it will fail to start.

OS (?):

XP Home/Professional, Vista Home/Business, Server 2003, Vista Server

Startup (?):

Default	Home	Workstation	Server	Minimal	Tweaked	Automatic
Automatic	Manual	Manual	Manual	Manual	Disabled	Disabled

Explanation (?):

The help and support is required for using the online Microsoft help. I would recommend leaving this on manual seeing as though the service will only consume resources when you use the online help. Even if you disable this service it has been claimed it will start if the online help is called, so best to just leave it at manual unless you want to cause yourself possible problems down the road for no reason.