PCHSVC.dll
Microsoft PCHealth Service Holder by Microsoft
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
Overview
pchsvc.dll has 26 known versions, the most recent one is 5.2.3790.3959 (srv03_sp2_rtm.070216-1710). The average file size is about 39.12 KB. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program Help and Support Additions from Hewlett-Packard.
What is pchsvc.dll?
PC Health is a suite of features and technologies focused on improving the user experience by providing easier access to Help Content and support services. If the Help and Support Center information is not enough, Support Automation Framework (SAF) applications make it easy for the user to escalate support incidents to the right support center. SAF provides support vendors with the infrastructure to create their own support channels and incident submission applications.
 Details
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| File name: | pchsvc.dll |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft PCHealth Service Holder |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\windows\pchealth\helpctr\binaries\pchsvc.dll |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Microsoft PCHealth Service Holder.)
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of pchsvc.dll, select a unique version for details.)
Hosted services
Runs as a shared service under the Windows svcHost
- Shared name is 'helpsvc'
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- Shared name is 'helpsvc'
- Shared name is 'helpsvc'
- Shared name is 'helpsvc'
- Shared name is 'helpsvc'
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- Shared name is 'helpsvc'
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All file variations of pchsvc.dll
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
98.47% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
1.53% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 36.22% of Microsoft PCHealth Service Holder.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
40.00% |
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| Intel |
10.81% |
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| Toshiba |
9.73% |
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| American Megatrends |
8.65% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.95% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
5.41% |
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| ASUS |
4.32% |
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| Compaq |
4.32% |
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| Sahara |
3.78% |
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| Lenovo |
3.24% |
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| Acer |
1.62% |
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| Sony |
1.08% |
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| MSI |
1.08% |
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