Steam & Windows - Windows Task Manager: RUN Processes - "steamwebhelper.exe *32" has 3 running processes in Task Manager

[BinaryMetaTron]

Hi, I've just noted something that's rather strange after the last update: Processes "steamwebhelper.exe *32" has 3 running processes in Task Manager, One is using close to 33K, the 2nd is using close to 6.5K, and the 3rd is using close to 6K as well.

Before it was just one, so may I ask why Steam needs to use more then normal which is around 30K- 100+K depending on the task.

I've noted that if you have a game or server running in the background that you're PC slows to an almost snails pace.

I'm running some of the very best hardware, I have a heap of RAM & still the performance is slowed down & I mean alot!!

While it's not much RAM being sucked up over all 3, I don't know what it's using apart from the RAM & CPU, when both are more then ample to power a small power station, the whole system slows down, causing lag spikes, ect.


PC Specs:
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Case: Corsair CC-9011022-WW Obsidian Series 900D Tower Case
CPU: Intel Core i7-4960X Six Core CPU (3.60GHz - 4.00GHz Turbo) - LGA2011
Motherboard: ASUS RAMPAGE IV BLACK EDITION
RAM: Corsair 64GB (8 x 8GB) PC3-17066 2133MHz DDR3 RAM - 9-9-9-24 - Dominator Platinum
GFX: X2 - ASUS GeForce GTX Titan Z - 12GB GDDR5 - (705MHz, 7000MHz) - 768-bit
LCD/LED: X3 Samsung U28D590D LCD Monitor - 28"4K-UHD
PSU: Corsair 1200W AX1200i Digital - ATX 12V v2.31, EPS 2.92, 140mm Fan, Modular Cable, 80 PLUS Platinum
HD1: OCZ 480GB Solid State Disk, MLC, PCI-Ex8 - RevoDrive 350 Series - Read 1800MB/s, Write 1700MB/s
HD2: X3 - Western Digital 4000GB (4TB) 7200rpm SATA-III 6Gbps HDD w. 64MB Cache - WD Black Series
Cooling (Water): Custom Water Kit
Mouse: G500 Logitech
Keyboard: SteelSeries Apex
Network: NBN - 100Mbps Down/50Mbps Up
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As you can see from the specs I should have no problems.......
I'm not to sure what else to look for & I don't have the time to go over the system at this stage due to work, so I'm sure there's something missing that I forgot to add, so please don't hammer me with details other then what I've already listed/said.

If you know, please feel free to add to this topic.

Anyway, thank you for taking the time to read my problem, if anyone has the same problem please let me know.

[Satoru]

The webhelper processes are simply separate processes for each web page instance spawned

Just like how chrome spawns separate exe for each tab

Remember Steam is a browser built on top of an application

Functionally the RAM usage is going to be identical. Aka the minor overhead of spawning multiple exe is minimal just like in chrome, compared to the benefits of separate exe handling web requests. Either its one giant exe ro a bunch of smaller ones.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/discussions/1/38596747699743095/#c38596747712498912

[BinaryMetaTron]

Ok, but that dosen't explain 3 running when nothing else is open other then Steam & no sites are being viewed. "steamwebhelper.exe *32" then there's Steam.exe *32 on top of the other 3, I remember one there but not 3. Steam is normal ofcourse & one Steamwebhelper.exe *32 & that's it.

Now there's 3 helpers...... 2 more then normal....

[Satoru]

Without knowing the architecture it's hadr to say what each process is doing, But looking at process explorer, one process is the 'main' one that is spawned from steam. Aka think of this as the 'main' process that crhome spawns. After that all other processes are sub-processes from the main one. which would be like the 'tabs' on chrome

Note that your library will cycle through your screenshots in large mode which is effectively a web session back to your screenshot library on the cloud

I'd say at a bare minimum you'd have 2 on startup, the main controller process and one sub-web process just as a starting hook.

Also note that likley all this was happening before, you just didn't see it because it was in a single exe.

[alfred]

Having 3 processes is expected and by design.

[BinaryMetaTron]

Originally posted by alfred:

Having 3 processes is expected and by design.

Thank you for the reply Alfred, Ok, just thought it was alittle strange & was doing strange things, never the less, now I know, I'll look at other ways to bring things back up to speed.