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In Windows operating systems, a Windows service is a computer program that operates in the background. It is similar in concept to a Unix daemon.

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What does "delayed start" do in startup type for a Windows service?

What is the difference between Automatic and Automatic (Delayed Start) for a property setting for a Windows service? i.e. what do I gain or lose by setting my service as one or the other? Running the service on Windows Server 2008 x64
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Disable a Windows service from the command line

I want to disable a Windows service but I don't want to: Open the "Services" management console Scroll to the name of the service Right-click Properties (or double-click) Change the Startup Type: to disabled Apply Click "Stop" I don't want to…
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Automatic services doesn't start automatically after windows restart

I have Windows 10 built 1511 with all the updates. After I make a system restart some of the services with startup type Automatic don't start automatically. But I can start them manually and after that everything is ok. But if I make a system…
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Why/how is svchost.exe using 6.5GB of memory?

What is going on here? I have almost nothing running. By almost nothing, I mean Firefox, and some background network applications that are entirely passive and would never use this much memory. Related services: UxSms, TrkWks, SysMain, PcaSvc,…
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Windows Task Scheduler: Schedule task to run once every 10 seconds

In my windows, I want to schedule a windows service to start once every 10 seconds. I tried using the windows task scheduler but it only gives me an option to repeat the service daily, weekly and monthly. Is there a way I can schedule the windows…
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How to change windows service name after creating it

I have created windows service for tomcat server and it is running well but now I want to change service name without deleting it. so is there any cmd\GUI steps to change service name?
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Windows - Use Local Service and/or Network Service account for a windows service

I've created a window's service that monitors files on a specific directory on our Windows OS. When a file is detected, the service does some file I/O, reads the files, creates sub-directories, etc. This service also uses database connectivity to…
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svchost.exe eating CPU: which of these services can be the cause?

Thanks to these awesome instructions I was finally (!) able to identify the services of the svchost.exe process which eats so much of my CPU on my Windows XP Professional SP3 (Version 2002): Process PID …
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How do I extract a list of services AND what account they run as?

The emphasis of this question is on the second half. I know how to extract a list of all the services and how to filter on their state. However, what I am unsure how to do is to extract the user account the service is set to "run as". I don't have…
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Windows 10 - Which services and Windows features and so on are unnecesary and can be safely disabled?

I am a Windows power user, tweaker, and tinkerer. I use Windows Explorer, cmd, Control Panel, PowerShell and everything that can be accessed from the Control Panel very often. Recently I have done a repair install/update on my computer, updated my…
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Windows 10 service called AarSvc_70f961. What is it and how could I disable it?

Recently I noticed a service in my windows 10 (v.1903, non-insider) installation with these properties: Service name: AarSvc_70f96 Display name: Agent Activation Runtime_70f961 Description: Runtime for activating conversational agent…
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Run a scheduled task after a Windows service is started

I want to run a scheduled task every time after a given service is started. I have looked for a way to set a trigger on a service start, so that the service in question may be started automatically at system start or manual restarted on run…
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Windows 10 Home - 1809 Virtualization Features

I'm running Windows 10 Home edition. Recently updated to 1809. Found a few new features and services related to virtualization. Does this mean Hyper-V is now available for Home edition too? What do these additional features do?
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Cannot start CNTLM

When I try to start CNTLM, it fails. If I check in my Windows Event Log I see the message: starting service 'cntlm' failed: fork 11, Resource temporarily unavailable It worked before I updated to the latest Windows 10 (from 1511 to 1607). How can…
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What can a service do on Windows?

What kind malware/spyware could someone put into a service that doesn't have it's own process on windows? I mean services that use svchost.exe for example, like this: Could a service spy on my keyboard input? Take screenshots? Send/receive data…
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