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The definition and application of the word 'Shell' in computing
I have been researching and ended up going down a rabbit hole. My problem starts when I was reading this article: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/application-management/svchost-service-...
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cmd // stop service ONLY if it's running, otherwise declare a variable
I'd like to make a short script which:
Checks if specified services are running.
If they do then they should be stopped (otherwise declare variable/s for the last point).
Then there will be some code ...
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Fail to start sppsvc service in Windows 11
I bought a new laptop with an Nvidia GeForce 4070 GPU and an I7 12700 CPU. After installing Microsoft Office products, the service sppsvc stopped working as a result the Office apps raised the error &...
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How do you kill a Windows Service with Cygwin?
I've found many questions/answers that document how to kill a Windows process in Cygwin, but I'm asking how to kill a Windows 10 service in Cygwin.
If the verb "kill" seems out of place for ...
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Faults in Windows Updates Services and more on Windows 11
My friend's been having issues with his computer when trying to update to 23H2. Initially this started with a "Something went wrong. Try to reopen Settings later." message. After digging ...
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Windows 10 - Firewall - Outbound rule to allow access for one service hosted by svchost.exe
Initial question
Today, I'm stuck with a Windows Firewall problem and I hope you can help me.
I'm trying to create rules dedicated to services but I can't make them match.
I found some related topics ...
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When can/should a Windows service Start type be "Boot" or "System" instead of "Automatic"?
While running the Services.msc GUI offers the ability to manually set a Windows service start type to Automatic, Automatic (Delayed start), Manual, or Disabled, the configuration of services is stored ...
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Windows .Bat file behave differently when executed from command window and by double clicking on the bat file
batchfile is simple which has only two lines below, but behaves differently.
run from command window.
> sc \\server query | findstr SERVICE_NAME | find /c /v "" //result is 135
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How do I detect the presence of a new service on a windows server via PowerShell script
We have a need to detect installation of new services on our application servers. These are Windows 2016 & 2019 servers. I decided to write and schedule a PS script that will run twice a day. This ...
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Why is there no clipboard user service on Windows 11?
In windows 10, there is a service called the Clipboard User Service or cbdhsvc that manages the clipboard. In Windows 11, this service no longer exists
PS> Get-Service -DisplayName 'clip*'
PS>
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What do the service values "CHECKPOINT" and "WAIT_HINT" mean?
I'm trying to troubleshoot some issues with a service, including a service not starting up properly. So I typed the command sc queryex <servicename> (documentation here). Most of the results are ...
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List of Service Types for Windows Event ID 7045
I'm writing some detection use cases to search for suspicious Windows Services via Windows Event logs, I'm trying to find all of the values for the Service Type field in 7045 events that correspond to ...
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Trying to understand the differences between running rundll32 from a service vs through cli
I'm trying to understand the difference between how things are executed when running under a NT_AUTHORITY LOCAL SERVICE account that run on startup, vs by the user. I have an executable that spawns a ...
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Cannot Start Windows Process Activation Service On Windows Server 2019?
I have searched high and low and can't figure this one out.
I made a new VM on which Windows Server 2019 Standard was installed.
If WAS is started from Services it gives the following error:
Error 50: ...
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How do I override windows service status perception?
I've got a phantom/ghost service.
The executable is not running. Service Control Manager thinks it's running. Something needs that service to be stopped, it asks Windows ,which will happily continue ...
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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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