How to auto start window service

c# windows-services visual-studio-2008-sp1 autostart
Dr. Rajesh Rolen picture Dr. Rajesh Rolen · Dec 17, 2010 · Viewed 28k times · Source

I have a window service which i developed in c# (vs2008). please tell me what should i do to make it auto start after installation and also auto start on every time when system gets restarted.

EDIT: I am using setup & deployment project to install it. Thanks

Answer

Jay Riggs picture Jay Riggs · Dec 17, 2010

Follow the instructions given here to add an installer to your Service application. Pay particular attention to step 5, where you set the StartType property.

To start the service after installation, see Automatically start a Windows Service on install

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