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.

How can a Windows service execute a GUI application?

I have written a Windows service that allows me to remotely run and stop applications. These applications are run using …

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windows service startup timeout

Is there a way to set a different value for service startup timeout per service? I can change it using …

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How to restart RabbitMQ service

I am getting a strange error while restarting the rabbitmq service and because of that I am unable to restart …

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Start Windows Service programmatically

I am having an issue with an application that I am creating. I am trying to start a windows service …

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Add nginx.exe as Windows system service (like Apache)?

I set up NGINX as a front end server for static content and I use Apache as a back-end server …

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How to start a process from windows service into currently logged in user's session

I need to start a program from Windows Service. That program is a user UI application. Moreover that application should …

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Windows Service can't access network share

I have a windows service running on my local machine. It's configured to run under NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE. The …

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Windows Service to run constantly

I've created a Windows Service called ProxyMonitor and I'm currently at the stage where the service is installs and uninstall's …

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Getting full path for Windows Service

How can I find out the folder where the windows service .exe file is installed dynamically? Path.GetFullPath(relativePath); returns …

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Using InstallUtil and silently setting a windows service logon username/password

I need to use InstallUtil to install a C# windows service. I need to set the service logon credentials (username …

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