Professional Software for Windows Services / 24×7 OperationWhen 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 Essential Tools for Windows Services: Task ManagerWe all know to fire up the Windows Task Manager when we want to terminate a process, see how much memory is being used or find that rogue program hogging the CPU, but do you know that Task Manager also … Continue reading |