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How to Run Your GUI Applications as Windows Services (Without Breaking Them)

In this article… Why GUI applications don’t play nice with Windows Services Common pitfalls when wrapping a GUI app as a service DIY workarounds (and why they’re fragile) How AlwaysUp makes GUI apps behave like well-mannered services Step-by-step: Preparing a … Continue reading

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Q&A: With AlwaysUp, Where Do My Application’s Debug Messages Go?

  We have installed AlwaysUp in a number of our Windows servers, and it works great. We have a specific application that outputs debugging messages that are usually visible in the Windows Debug console view via the Sysinternals DebugView or DebugView++ … Continue reading

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Investigating OneDrive Failures in Session 0 on Windows Server

Recently, customers using AlwaysUp to run OneDrive 24/7 have been reporting a puzzling problem. Even though OneDrive starts as a Windows Service in Session 0, it doesn’t do its job. Files aren’t synchronized and AlwaysUp reports that “OneDrive has no … Continue reading

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I’m Worried. Will Microsoft Ever Prevent a Windows Service from Creating a User Interface?

  We’ve been deploying AlwaysUp with our products for years. We use it to run as services, many small programs we have developed as simple “stay in the tray area” windows applications. But lately, my co-workers have been criticizing that approach. … Continue reading

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Q&A: How do I Enforce a Single Instance of my Python Script with AlwaysUp?

  Hi, I am trying the 30 day demo to see if AlwaysUp works for my application. I am running a couple of python scripts and so far your application works perfectly. I do however have an issue. It is critical … Continue reading

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