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I have this code in the OnStart Method of the windows service.
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("notepad.exe");
I am successfully able to start the windows service. However once the service has successfully started it doesn't open the notepad.
This is a strange problem and as i am new to windows services, help is required.
Windows services don't execute in the same context as the desktop.
Hence you won't see the application running in explorer like you would if you launched it normally.
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Is is possible to start/stop windows service via some other windows service or same windows service? I have windows service running on multiple PCs, As I want to update that service whenever any version change, So I want to handle windows service via code with some other or same windows service?
Typically upgrading a service requires replacing its exe and supporting DLLs but no additional registry changes unless something about the service registration is to be altered (startup type for example).
There's no reason why your service cannot launch a small updater program that will stop, replace and restart the service but generally you won't succeed in getting any running program to replace itself because the exe tends to end up locked/in use while it is running. The updater program doesn't need to be registered as a service
Be mindful that you might have to launch the updater using credentials that have permission to stop/restart a service and alter the program files subfolders; services should generally run using the lowest (least permission) possible and running an updater app using the same credentials might not give high enough privileges to replace the exe
See How can a program delete its own executable for more ideas on self replacing programs
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I'm currently working on a project to automatize my backup to run only under certain circumstances. Therefor I'm writing a Windows Service in C# using Visual Studios 2015. I already got my requirements set and now I can't get my Service to run sdclt.exe (the Microsoft Default Backup). I already searched for a solution but i only found people saying that Windows Services can't start .exe anymore. Does anyone here have an idea how it might still work?
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I want to host a game's server on Linux - Debian8 (a VPS), but I'm having a problem: the game is written in C# and needs IIS to host the WCF part of it, which doesn't work on Linux.
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