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Your Windows Service Says “Running,” But Is It Actually Working?

A green “Running” status in Services.msc can be very reassuring. Indeed, it means that your service’s executable is still active. But it’s NOT proof that your application is healthy — serving requests, processing jobs or accepting connections. The truth is … Continue reading

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Q&A: Why Doesn’t AlwaysUp Accept My Login Credentials?

  I am test running your Always Up program on two computers to see if we like what it does. The first computer went very smoothly but I get a “Trouble Validating Account” error when saving the user on the second: … Continue reading

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Essential Windows Services: Local Session Manager / LSM

In this article… What is the Local Session Manager (LSM) service? What happens if I stop Local Session Manager? Is it OK to disable the LSM service? Questions? Problems? What is the Local Session Manager (LSM) service? The Local Session … Continue reading

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Windows Services Startup Types Explained

In this article… What is a service’s Startup Type? Where do I find it? Automatic Automatic (Delayed Start) Manual Disabled Intermission: What does “Trigger Start” mean? Automatic (Trigger Start) Automatic (Delayed Start, Trigger Start) Manual (Trigger Start) Windows Service startup … Continue reading

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