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How to Run Your GUI Applications as Windows Services (Without Breaking Them)

In this article… Why GUI applications don’t play nice with Windows Services Common pitfalls when wrapping a GUI app as a service DIY workarounds (and why they’re fragile) How AlwaysUp makes GUI apps behave like well-mannered services Step-by-step: Preparing a … Continue reading

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Q&A: Why Can’t Non-Admins Start/Stop Windows Services Remotely?

  I’ve used Service Security Editor to give a group of non admins rights to start and stop services on a server. However when trying to do this remotely, access fails (they don’t have any other rights on the server). I … Continue reading

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Q&A: How do I Let Regular Users Monitor and Restart a Windows Service?

  I see that you guys have a lot of tools for Windows Services. Maybe you can help me solve this problem. We have an important service and only Admins are allowed to use it. If there’s an issue and the … Continue reading

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Essential Windows Services: Windows Time / W32Time

In this article… What is the Windows Time (W32Time) service? What happens if I stop W32Time? Is it OK to disable the Windows Time service? Questions? Problems? What is the Windows Time (W32Time) service? The Windows Time service (W32Time) implements … Continue reading

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Essential Windows Services: Microsoft Defender Antivirus Service / WinDefend

In this article… What is the Microsoft Defender Antivirus (WinDefend) Windows Service? What happens if I stop WinDefend? Is it OK to disable the Defender service? Questions? Problems? What is the Microsoft Defender Antivirus (WinDefend) Windows Service? The WinDefend service … Continue reading

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