WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Service
Windows Vista Service Details
Description:
HTTP stack implementation
Service Description:
Implements the client HTTP stack and provides developers with a Win32 API and COM Automation component for sending HTTP requests and receiving responses. In addition, WinHTTP provides support for auto-discovering a proxy configuration via its implementation of the Web Proxy Auto-Discovery (WPAD) protocol.
Consequences of Stopping:
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All services listed in 'Required For' will be unable to function
Depends on:
DHCP Client, Network Store Interface Service
Required for:
None
Default Settings:
Tweaked Settings:1
1: Use at your own risk. Check descriptions of terms here
Service Information
Service Name: WinHttpAutoProxySvc
Process Name:svchost.exe
Memory Usage(MB)2:
CPU Usage(%)3:
Running Type:
2: denotes typical memory usage. It may not be indicative of what usage you will see, but it should give you a rough idea. Make a comment below if you see otherwise.
3: denotes typical CPU usage when process is actually active. Many processes are not actively doing anything most of the time. Check running type for more details. All machines are different, so this number may not be indicative of what you will actually see.
