Windows 10: What is "svchost.exe -k utcsvc -p", in Task Manager/System Explorer Command line

In System Explorer it shows C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k utcsvc -p in the command line and I would like to know what the "-k utcsvc -p" stands for or means, what is it doing. In Google nothing comes up for the -k or the -p.

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Execute a command from SCCM Task sequence step "Run a Command line"

Hi,

Thanks for your suggestion.

That will work indeed, however I need to run it from the SCCM Task Sequence's Run Command Line Step and I am not able to figure out how to do that.

Can we change line while executing command from SCCM Task Sequence's Run Command Line Step?

Regards

 

GPU-Z what command line parameter ?

Suggestion: /? (-?) and /help (-help) command-line arguments to show a list of all possible arguments in a small window. *Smile

 

System freezes temporarily at approximately 2-minute intervals due to "SVCHOST -k rpcss -p". How do I fix it?

I have a system that has a frustrating behavior. Worse, I cannot identify the root cause. I hope someone can help. The most common event with this issue is described as follows.

At approximately 2-minute intervals, keyboard input and mouse cursor movement will freeze for about 5 to 10 seconds. In addition, any mouse movement is apparently queued for processing once the freeze stops. For example, when this freeze occurs as I am
using the mouse to move the cursor across screen, cursor movement will stop for 5 to 10 seconds. If I did not notice the freeze, my continued movement of the mouse will result in the cursor suddenly jumping across the screen as if the mouse movement was queued
or stored for processing. The situation has become very frustrating.

In an effort to identify the source of the problem, I started Task Manager and set it up to view processes from high CPU usage to low. I would then slowly move the mouse across the screen to monitor for the freeze event. Eventually, the cursor movement
stopped. A that moment I expected to see Task Manager display a process consuming a lot of CPU usage, but it too would failed to update. Only during a brief second after the freeze did I catch a glimpse of a SVCHOST process consuming a lot of CPU usage.
I then attempted to use Process Explorer, which would display a CPU consuming SVCHOST process at the start of the freeze. After several minutes of observation, I was finally able to capture the following information.

"SVCHOST -k rpcss -p" followed by a specifc PID. Using the PID, I was able to obtain additional information using Task Manager and Process Explorer.

wpnuserservice_e68fda

RPCEPMAP,DLL

Windows Push Notifications User Service e68fda

Remote Procedure Call (RPC)

RPC Endpoint Mapper

c:\windows\system32\svchost.exe -k rpcss -p

Can anyone provide instructions on how to resolve the freezing problem, or guidance on how to at least identify the root cause?

I appreciate your time in reading this post.