Professional Software for Windows Services / 24×7 OperationHow to Use VNC to Remotely Access Session 0 (with Keyboard and Mouse!)Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 contain a curious problem affecting interactive windows services. When you switch to Session 0, you cannot use the keyboard and mouse. This frustrating flaw makes it impossible to interact with any window displayed in … Continue reading Posted in Windows Services Tagged alwaysup, interactive-services, rdp, session-0-isolation, tightvnc, vnc, windows-services 3 Comments When did my Windows Service Start?Here are four ways to determine when your windows service last started. Solution #1: Search the Windows Event Logs with PowerShell The Windows Event Logs hold a wealth of information about your computer’s activities. Indeed, a new record is added … Continue reading Posted in Windows Services Tagged event-viewer, powershell, task-manager, uptime, windows-services 11 Comments Why doesn’t my Windows Service Start at Boot?Windows Services promise 24/7 operation and it can be very frustrating when they don’t start as expected! Here are the top five reasons why a service may fail to launch when your server boots: Your Windows Service isn’t set to … Continue reading How to Automatically Dismiss Popups from a Windows ServiceWhy Windows Services Should Avoid Showing Popups/Dialog Boxes Unlike a regular application (like Microsoft Word) that you launch from a desktop icon and actively work with to accomplish a specific task, a Windows Service is designed to start when your … Continue reading Posted in Windows Services Tagged autoit, buzof, interactive-services, session-0-isolation, task-scheduler, windows-services Leave a comment Why does my Windows Service keep forgetting its password?The mystery: “The service did not start due to a login failure” One of our customers reported a very strange problem last week. After about a day of running flawlessly, their windows service would suddenly fail to start after a … Continue reading |