Helpsvc.exe is an executable file that runs on computers that are installed with the Windows operating system. This particular file is activated whenever a user will use the Support or Help feature of Windows. For people who encounter problems in their computers, they may try to find tips and answers using the built-in Help and Support feature of Windows. When any help or support topics is accessed for example, the file associated with this service (helpsvc.exe) will be activated and will run to do the appropriate task. Under most circumstances, helpsvc.exe will search the most appropriate help topic to a particular concern in Windows.

For simple tasks and concerns on Windows, helpsvc.exe may be able to perform its function and search for the appropriate hep topic in a short period of time. When the retrieval of this particular help topic is quick, only a small amount of the computer’s resources is used up. For more complicated concerns, helpsvc.exe may take a long time in looking for the help and support topics that appropriate to particular question or concern. For people who are connected online, Windows’ support system may also allow helpsvc.exe to check possible answers for a specific question. With this file running, a lot of the computer’s RAM or resources may be used up and this may result to crashing of other programs.
For this very reason, users are often advised to close unused or unnecessary programs when using the Help and Support feature of Windows.

Some people may also encounter helpsvc.exe when prompted by the computer that this file is eating up computer resources. This file should only be active when searching for help and support topics. Otherwise, helpsvc.exe should not be running in the background. When this file is running even if Windows’ help feature is not used, it may have been infected by another malicious file or software. It is common for infected files to consume the computer’s resources so that other applications will crash. When there is a concern regarding the helpsvc.exe file, users are often advised to have it checked by computer experts.