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BluetoothUserSupport Service issue
I have a strange problem with Bluetooth on Windows 10. All the latest drivers and Windows updates are installed, services set to 'automatic' run. Bluetooth devices paired and and working well, but ...
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How to check what is controlling/restarting a Windows Service or view its errors?
There are services which can be found in services.msc
As example, WlanSvc the WLAN AutoConfig.
How can I check which "thing" initiated a Stop or a Restart on a service?
With "thing"...
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How to run WSL on Windows 11 boot as service
Postgres server on Debian should run on Windows 11 boot.
Debian was installed using
wsl --install Debian
Postgres in Debian using
sudo apt install postgresql-12
Created /etc/wsl.conf as described in ...
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"Windows Error Reporting" is missing from the services' list
I'm a Windows 10 user. Lately I'm dealing with frequent BSOD episodes (more or less twice a day) that don't appear to be triggered by any specific action of mine; actually they happen mostly when I'm ...
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MIDI devices not visible anymore after removing services/devices
To reduce the DPC latency of my laptop I played around disabling/removing various drivers and services (without success though), possibly including.
However, I now notice that my MIDI devices do not ...
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How to check which services are using too much memory
I have a Windows 10 laptop that constantly has high memory usage, even on idle. I did a selective startup with Microsoft and Intel services only, but the memory usage was only marginally lower than ...
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Displaying services running that are in the context of SYSTEM privileges using the Windows command line
I have been trying to figure out how to put together a proper way of doing this but using findstr to try and match the output of the services running does not seem to be properly doing it.
I have ...
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Can't add Bluetooth devices (Couldn't connect error)
I recently installed a custom Windows iso (RekOs) but I can't get it to add Bluetooth devices. My Bluetooth drivers are up to date. My computer is discoverable on my phone, and I can connect to it ...
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How to start a Windows service with a different working directory than system32
Is there any way to start a service using sc (or any other tool) on Windows and set its working directory to a different one than C:\Windows\system32 (which is the default one) ?
I know I can specify ...
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How to Export List of All services and user owner stated on services.msc to csv
I want to export a list with all services and users owners "Log on as" from services.msc
In services.msc i can export the details to csv but the results are getting messy.
I saw THAT and ...
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Windows 7 reinstall MS shadow copy provider (swprv) while missing it's registry, no restore points and regsvr32 commands is not a way
I have a specific problem with Win 7 (along with thousands other users). My Windows 64 bit Service Pack 1 restore system doesn't work, I can't create a restore point in Windows Defence (Error ...
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How do I enable "Waiting <service>", "Preparing WIndows" login text?
While I am searching google How to enable preparing windows login test/How to enable informative text in my login screen but no luck.
I searched in Local Security Policies but it isn't there.
In the ...
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What is "Trigger start" service startup type?
Some windows services mention Trigger start under "startup type" column in Windows services (services.msc)
I suppose that means if service is not running then if anything requires the ...
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In Windows (10 specifically) why can a user stop or start a service via services.msc but if attempting to do this via cmd require an elevated shell?
As the title suggests. I had a user who has rights to open services.msc and can start/stop/edit the services with no issue via the GUI.
User cannot script the starting of a service (e.g. "net ...
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Do Windows services have elevated privileges?
If I create a service with nssm using nssm install, does that service run with admin permissions? If so, how can I revoke that?
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