sc.exe how to set up the description for the windows Service?

c# windows-services
sivaL picture sivaL · Apr 17, 2015 · Viewed 31.4k times · Source

I am using sc.exe command to install C# windows service. 

C:Windows\System32> sc.exe Create "TestService1" binPath= "C:\Program Files (x86)\Test\TestService1" DisplayName= "TestWindowsService1"

It created service. I was able to start the service. Many Instances I was able to create using sc.exe command

Looking at Services

Name | Description | Status | Start type | Log on As

Description section is blank, I would like to set the descriptionm, Any way to set up description for the service using sc.exe commmand?

Answer

Donal picture Donal · Apr 17, 2015

You need to call sc again to set the description. For example:

sc description TestService1 "This is the description of the service.."

For more information, see here.

Related questions

Install a Windows service using a Windows command prompt?

I want to install a Windows service using a Windows command prompt (not the Visual Studio command prompt). How do I do this?

Read More
The type initializer for 'MyClass' threw an exception

The following is my Windows service code. When I am debugging the code, I am getting the error/ exception: The type initializer for 'CSMessageUtility.CSDetails' threw an exception. using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; …

Read More
Error 5 : Access Denied when starting windows service

I'm getting this error when I try to start a windows service I've created in C#: My Code so far: private ServiceHost host = null; public RightAccessHost() { InitializeComponent(); } protected override void OnStart(string[] args) { host = new ServiceHost(typeof(RightAccessWcf)); host.Open(); } …

Read More