Professional Software for Windows Services / 24×7 OperationWhy should I Pay for AlwaysUp when Free Alternatives are Available?Every now and then, someone reviewing our AlwaysUp software declares it “too expensive”. They ask: “Since I can find free tools (like Microsoft’s Srvany) to run my application as a Windows Service, why in the world would I spend $50 … Continue reading An Early Look at Windows Server 2019Have you heard? Microsoft is set to release Windows Server 2019 later this year. It seems that consumer releases (like Windows 10) are launched with trumpets and parades while server releases sneak up on you in the middle of the … Continue reading Posted in Windows Tagged alwaysup, kubernetes, service-protector, windows-insider, windows-server-2019, windows-services Leave a comment Q & A: How do I get AlwaysUp to run Java.exe in the PATH?I run a Java program EchoLink Proxy as part of Ham Radio networking. A routine update replaced the Java folder with its new version number thus my AlwaysUp Application field to run the program needed manual edit from: C:\Program Files … Continue reading Posted in AlwaysUp Tagged alwaysup, batch-file, echolink-proxy, java, path-environment-variable, q&a Leave a comment Q & A: My VB6 App Doesn’t Refresh in Session 0 — Help!We have a VB6 application we’re running as a service in AlwaysUp on Windows Server 2012 R2. When we run the application outside of AlwaysUp, the form refreshes fine. When we run the application in AlwaysUp, it can sometimes take … Continue reading Posted in AlwaysUp Tagged alwaysup, interactive-services, q&a, refresh-windows, session-0-isolation, support, vb6, visual-basic Leave a comment Interactive Services Detection Service Removed in Windows 10 (so no more Switching to Session 0)Microsoft has finally done it. Session 0 is officially off limits. The Interactive Services Detection Service — necessary to switch to Session 0 — has been removed in Windows 10 Version 1803 (released in April 2018). While applications running in … Continue reading Posted in Windows Services Tagged alwaysup, session-0-isolation, switch-to-session-0, ui0detect, windows-10, windows-services 8 Comments |
