Top "Windows-services" questions

Windows services are background service processes run by the Service Control Manager on Windows NT based operating systems, similar to daemons or UNIX services.

Visual Studio refuses to build project due to missing assembly reference that isn't missing

I'm building a c# windows service and has added a couple of assembly references (to other projects of my own) …

c# .net visual-studio windows-services assembly-references
Show a message box from a Windows Service

Can you display a message box (or any form of notification) from a windows service? Can't get it to work. …

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Starting a windows service fails with error 1053

I have a windows service that is failing to start, giving an error "Error 1053: The service did not respond to …

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Any way to override .NET Windows Service Name without recompiling?

I have a windows service executable that I know is written in .NET which I need to install under a …

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How to communicate with a windows service?

I want to create a windows service that validates data and access it from another windows application, but I'm new …

c# windows-services ipc
Why can't I install my service (runtime newer than loaded runtime)?

So I built a service in C# and I am trying to use the following command to install it: C:\…

c# .net windows-services failed-installation
Inno Setup for Windows service?

I have a .Net Windows service. I want to create an installer to install that windows service. Basically, it has …

c# windows-services inno-setup
Desktop shortcut to restart a windows service

Is it possible to create a windows desktop shortcut that will restart a windows service? I'd like a button to …

windows windows-services desktop-shortcut
Cannot install windows service

I have created a very simple window service using visual studio 2010 and .NُET 4.0. This service has no functionality added …

c# windows-services .net-4.0 installutil