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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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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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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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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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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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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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How to restart clipboard service on Windows 10?

I have been experiencing problems pasting data as a metafile after a change in the display scaling (DPI settings) of my primary monitor on Windows 10. The only way to fix the problem so far is to log out and log back in. I would like to try and…
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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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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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Is there a shortcut to search in the Windows services list?

Does anyone know, if there is a shortcut to search a service in the Windows services list ? I tried the Ctrl + F but no way.
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w32time: The computer did not resync because no time data was available

I am using Windows Time Service to synchronize the time between two machines in a network. The network is isolated and it doesn't have internet connectivity. I configure one of the machines in the network as the server and the other as the client.…
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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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