High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! As part of the Microsoft Windows Server Operating Systems, the browser service is used to host information of other Windows computers within the same Windows domain or TCP/IP network. Browsing in these terms is specific to viewing network resources within the Windows network such as the available domains and computers. The information, called a Browse List, is held by the browser and primarily consists of the computer names and the services each of the computers offer. There are several browser roles: the Backup Browser, the Master Browser, and the Domain Master Browser.