I wonder if there is any possible way to get or create an event for a status changed of a Windows Service. I know that the ServiceController class does not have the event, but it has the status. I...

I have installed several other custom .Net windows services successfully. A new one I had recently written was very similar to the others and while it installed without error - on starting it with ...

I'm trying to control Windows Services that are installed in a remote computer. I'm using the ServiceController class. I have this: ServiceController svc = new ServiceController("MyWindowsService...

So ServiceController.WaitForStatus is a blocking call. How can it be done Task/Async manner?

I'm using a batch file to stop a Windows service. I'm using the sc command, but I'm open to other ideas, given the question below. The problem is that the batch file proceeds while the service is s...

I'm trying to stop a Windows service on a local machine (the service is Topshelf.Host, if that matters) with this code: serviceController.Stop(); serviceController.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerS...

I tried System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController System.Diagnostics.Process; to control windows services in my web form. With System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController I am getting Access Denied Ex...

how can I send command to a Windows service from C++? Equivalent .NET code is: ServiceController sc = new ServiceController("MyService"); sc.ExecuteCommand(255);

In the System.ServiceProcess namespace, is there any kind of enumeration or other direct member to determine a Service's Start Type (Auto, Delayed Auto, On Demand, Disabled) of a ServiceController?...

I have a .NET MVC3 application that needs to be able to turn a remote service on and off. In order to do this I am impersonating a specific user account via WindowsIdentity.Impersonate(). To test t...

I have an application which consists of a service and an executable. Essentially it's a forms application that is responsible for starting and stopping a service under specific circumstances. On W...

I'm an expert programmer, so therefore, I don't have a clue as to WTH I'm doing :) On a serious note; no, I'm not expert by any means. I do have a problem though, and don't know how to fix it. The...

on my website (written in ASP.NET/C#) I want the moderaters to be able to start a certain service. The code I have for this is: ServiceController svcController = new ServiceController("InvidualFi...

I have to get the absolute path of a windows service in a .Net Admin application. I am using ServiceController of .Net as shown below. ServiceController serviceController = new ServiceController(s...

Please note: In each step I describe below I'm logged in as the same domain user account. I have a web application that controls a service on a remote machine (via ServiceController). When I conne...