Where are services hosted by "svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted" on Windows XP? What is the meaning of "-k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted" parameter?

"svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted" command is used to invoke the svchost.exe program to load the DLL file for the given service specified in the registry.

"-k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted" is the process grouping parameter. It allows Windows to load multiple DLL files under a single shared svchost.exe process of the same group name.

In other words, all services that are launched by the same "svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted" command will be running under a single shared process of svchost.exe.

The advantage of using a shared process is to save process resources. But services of a shared process have execution environment dependency. If one service is running into problem, all other services of the same shared process will be impacted.

Here is a list of services hosted by the shared process of "svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted":

"Distributed Link Tracking Client - TrkWks.dll" Service on Windows XP

"HomeGroup Listener - listsvc.dll" Service on Windows XP

"Human Interface Device Access - hidserv.dll" Service on Windows XP

"Network Connections - Netman.dll" Service on Windows XP

"Offline Files - cscsvc.dll" Service on Windows XP

"PnP-X IP Bus Enumerator - IPBusEnum.dll" Service on Windows XP

"Portable Device Enumerator Service - WPDBusEnum.dll" Service on Windows XP

"Program Compatibility Assistant Service - PcaSvc.dll" Service on Windows XP

"Remote Desktop Services UserMode Port Redirector - umrdp.dll" Service on Windows XP

"Storage Service - StorSvc.dll" Service on Windows XP

"Superfetch - SysMain.dll" Service on Windows XP

"Tablet PC Input Service - tabsvc.dll" Service on Windows XP

"Windows Audio Endpoint Builder - Audiosrv.dll" Service on Windows XP

"Windows Driver Foundation - User-mode Driver Framework - wudfsvc.dll" Service on Windows XP

"Wired AutoConfig - dot3svc.dll" Service on Windows XP

"WLAN AutoConfig - Wlansvc.dll" Service on Windows XP

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