HV Host Service (HvHost)

Registry Name:

HvHost

Display Name:

HV Host Service

Description:

Provides an interface for the Hyper-V hypervisor to provide per-partition performance counters to the host operating system.

For more information, see the Additional Information section.

Default Status:

Stopped

Default Startup Type:

Manual (Trigger Start)

Image Path:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p

DLL File Path:

C:\WINDOWS\System32\hvhostsvc.dll

Dependencies:

The service depends on the following system components to function properly:

• hvservice

System components that depend on this service to function properly:

• None

Log On As:

LocalSystem

Additional Information:

HV Host Service enables the hosting of Hyper-V virtual machines on the system. It is a critical service for Hyper-V and should not be disabled unless you are not using Hyper-V.