How To Start and Stop Windows Services using c#

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hello Mahesh how r u ?

i was trying your code which is about window services that how to start and stop by using c#, but there is a problem or exception is occure that " MyServiceName can not open on computer: "

actually first i created window service and installed that then i was start that service through your code but that exception is occure by all time..

Kindly send me the solution of that please..

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thanks..

Faisal Ansari · Answer

i am getting this error in catch block:  Can not open FaisalService service on Computer

Muralidharan Deenathayalan · Answer

The below code i have used to display the list of services on a gridview .....stopping multiple services at a time... DataTable dt = new DataTable(); private void Form1_Load(object sender EventArgs e) { dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn(Name)); dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn(DisplayName)); dt.Columns.Add(new DataColumn(Status)); GetAllServices(); } private void GetAllServices() { dt.Rows.Clear(); ManagementObjectSearcher mos = new ManagementObjectSearcher(root\CIMV2 string.Format(SELECT * FROM Win32_Service )); DataRow dr; foreach (ManagementObject result in mos.Get()) { ServiceController sc = new ServiceController(result[Name].ToString()); dr = dt.NewRow(); dr[Name] = sc.ServiceName; dr[DisplayName] = sc.DisplayName; dr[Status] = sc.Status; dt.Rows.Add(dr); } dataGridView1.DataSource = dt; } public static void StartService(string serviceName int timeoutMilliseconds) { //start the service ServiceController service = new ServiceController(serviceName); TimeSpan timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(timeoutMilliseconds); service.Start(); service.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Running timeout); } public static void StopService(string serviceName int timeoutMilliseconds) { //stop the service ServiceController service = new ServiceController(serviceName); TimeSpan timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(timeoutMilliseconds); service.Stop(); service.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped timeout); } public static void RestartService(string serviceName int timeoutMilliseconds) { //stop the service and then start the service ServiceController service = new ServiceController(serviceName); int millisec1 = Environment.TickCount; TimeSpan timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(timeoutMilliseconds); service.Stop(); service.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped timeout); // count the rest of the timeout int millisec2 = Environment.TickCount; timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(timeoutMilliseconds - (millisec2 - millisec1)); service.Start(); service.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Running timeout); } private void button1_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { foreach (DataGridViewRow dr in dataGridView1.SelectedRows) StartService(Convert.ToString(dr.Cells[0].Value) 10000); GetAllServices(); } private void button2_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { foreach (DataGridViewRow dr in dataGridView1.SelectedRows) StopService(Convert.ToString(dr.Cells[0].Value) 10000); GetAllServices(); } private void button3_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { foreach (DataGridViewRow dr in dataGridView1.SelectedRows) RestartService(Convert.ToString(dr.Cells[0].Value) 10000); GetAllServices(); }

Muralidharan Deenathayalan · Answer

What is the error you're getting in the catch block ?

Muralidharan Deenathayalan · Answer

Did you debugged the application after installing ? Have you analysed the Event Viewer logs ? To enable debugging in windows service application Add  Debugger.Launch() in the start method(). Once it hits the start method debugger window will shown to attach the code base.

Faisal Ansari · Answer

i am trying this code : using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.ComponentModel; using System.Data; using System.Drawing; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Windows.Forms; using System.ServiceProcess; namespace GetAllWinServicesDemo { public partial class Form1 : Form { public Form1() { InitializeComponent(); } private void Form1_Load(object sender EventArgs e) { GetAllWindowService(); } private void GetAllWindowService() { foreach (ServiceController service in ServiceController.GetServices()) { string serviceName = service.ServiceName; string serviceDisplayName = service.DisplayName; string servicetype = service.ServiceType.ToString(); string status = service.Status.ToString(); ServiceListBox.Items.Add(serviceName +   + serviceDisplayName +   + servicetype +   + status); } } private void btnServiceStart_Click(object sender EventArgs e) { ServiceController service = new ServiceController(txtServiceName.Text); try { if ((service.Status.Equals(ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped))) { service.Start(); MessageBox.Show(Service has been Stopped....); } } catch (Exception ex) { MessageBox.Show(ex.Message); } } } } Reply Soon please...