WINDOWS SERVICE
fhsvc: File History Service
Protects user files from accidental loss by copying them to a backup location.
TECHNICAL SUMMARY
| Service name | fhsvc |
|---|---|
| Display name | File History Service |
| Runs from | C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe |
| Command line | svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p |
| Runs as | LocalSystem |
| Verdict | Leave it alone |
Paths, signer and service account observed on Windows 11 build 26300 on 12 November 2026. Run the commands below to check your own PC.
Should you touch it?
Leave it aloneMicrosoft's guidance for Windows 10 and 11 IoT Enterprise rates it Don't disable. Its default startup type is Manual and it has a start trigger, so Windows starts it when it is needed: on the PC used for this page it was stopped.
What PC Tweaker does with it
PC Tweaker does not change this service. No control in the catalogue stops it, disables it or edits its start type.
Check it yourself
See its state and start type
PowerShellGet-Service fhsvc | Format-List Name, DisplayName, Status, StartType sc qc fhsvc
Common questions
What does the fhsvc service do?
Protects user files from accidental loss by copying them to a backup location. It runs C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p) as LocalSystem.
Can I disable fhsvc?
Leave it alone. Microsoft's guidance for Windows 10 and 11 IoT Enterprise rates it Don't disable. Its default startup type is Manual and it has a start trigger, so Windows starts it when it is needed: on the PC used for this page it was stopped.
fhsvc is stopped. Is that a fault?
Not by itself. Microsoft lists Manual as its default startup type, and on Windows 11 build 26300 the service has a trigger registered, so a stopped service is its normal idle state. It is a fault only if the startup type has been changed to Disabled, which Get-Service fhsvc | Select-Object Status, StartType shows.
How do I check that it is the real service?
On build 26300 it is registered as svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p, runs as LocalSystem and loads C:\Windows\system32\fhsvc.dll, signed by Microsoft Windows. It depends on RpcSs.