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Questions tagged [windows-service]

Windows services, also referred to as NT services, are background service processes run by the Service Control Manager based on the service settings and optionally restarted as needed. Windows services are also capable of being launched on demand, based on other service dependencies.

More information at:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/d56de412(v=vs.80).aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_service

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Implement /usr/sbin/apachectl start|stop|restart as a Windows Service

We are running Apache Web Server 2.4 installed as a Cygwin package, on Windows Server 2018. The Apache service manually started after each reboot by running: /usr/sbin/apachectl start From the Cygwin Terminal (bash). I tried creating the Windows…
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Java Generic Service in Windows Failover Cluster

I created a JAVA-backend in spring boot and configured it as Windows Service. The purpose of the service is to serve REST API. For instance, to list users, we need to call: localhost:8090/users I want to make this service available on a Failover…
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How to start a service without the need to change password

We have developed a backup software for a SQL Server(2019) that runs on a Windows Server 2019 for a customer. The app (.net Windows Forms) has an interface to configure the backups (e.g. select day's for backup, backup times every day, and so on)…
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Error trying to reset service account password

Some background: I installed Windows Server Essentials and ran the Essentials Configuration Wizard, which created a new AD forest with a single domain. However, I needed the AD from a previously-replicated DC for that new Essentials server. What I…
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Stopping IIS service

I've got IIS setup on my computer. I stopped it in order to start wamp/apache. so, I stopped the World Wide Web service in the services MMC snap-in and started wamp. but I still can't get wamp login page and instead get IIS home page. how do I solve…
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Installing certificate installed through MMC for a service account

(Disclaimer: I have posted this question on StackOverflow, but from a developer point of view. I tried to rewrite the question to fit ServerFault conditions) A custom service has to log on a remote server through an HTTPS connection, so with an SSL…
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Running VMs as services on Windows XP

We have a continuous integration box on which VMWare Workstation is installed. It manages all of our virtual machines. Occasionally, IT will restart this box and cause our continuous integration environment to fail because the virtual machines are…
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Install windows ssh server

I need some help here. I am kind of new to server side stuff. I am trying to install SSH on my windows server (Windows Server 2016, 64-bit Operating System). This is the steps i tried: 1.copied this zip file (OpenSSH-Win64.zip) from github…
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How do I enable user-level mapped drives for Windows services?

I have two Windows services, "ServiceA" and "ServiceB". Each service runs under the user names "UserA" and "UserB" respectively, and in all other respects the services are identical (separate instances of the same service). What I would like to be…
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How to block Windows Service from spawning new process

In continue to my SO question, I would like to know how it is possible, by GPO, or a security setting, to prevent from a Windows Service to spawn new process. I have a machine with Windows Service (logon as SYSTEM) and it attempt to create new…
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Access Denied when accessing Service controller from application

I have a web application written in c# mvc which is trying to check the status of windows service whether it is stopped or started. I have written the code but the issue is the code works fine on my local dev machine but when pushed to the server…
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Powershell - check if string is in list of strings

Context: We are making an API to get a list of all VMs and the filter it, using if loops, to return only VMs with name starting only with the values in $MachineList. The list of servers is split in 2: set 1: srv-a-1, srv-a-2, srv-b-1, srv-b-2,…
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System hang and increased startup time due to svchost.exe

I have a domain network, most of the windows 7 systems are taking too much time to startup and settle up. High disk activity and increased memory usage are noticed. I have a locally hosted WSUS server which i doubt causing the issue. The high memory…
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Creating a dependency for windows service if one stops another needs to start

i created a windows service using C#. but i want to create a dependency between two services. if one windows service stops another needs to starts. can anyone help me on this how to resolve this issue?. firstly is it possible or not?.
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Execute bat file via php on a local network to run on any PC connected

I have a web app which runs on a local server (XAMPP)...its on a computer (PC1) which serve as a server..other computers are connected to the same wireless network and can run the web app also from the network. Problem now is, i have a code that…
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