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Q&A: How do I Remove a ServiceTray Shortcut?

  Dear support, I’m contacting you regarding an issue with the ServiceTray program. During service setup, a .lnk shortcut was created. However, I’ve been unable to find any option in the interface — or in related configuration files — to remove … Continue reading

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Q&A: How Do I Force AlwaysUp To Restart My Batch File When It Hangs?

  I have a batch file I want to run once every minute. It copies certain files from one place to another. I have the batch file set so that AlwaysUp restarts it when it “fails” (stops running) as it is … 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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Q&A: Can I Group My Applications in AlwaysUp?

  We are a licensed customer of AlwaysUp and its a great help to our services. However one of the things I want to be able to do is “group” services into a logical set. That way you can see which … Continue reading

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