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2 votes
0 answers
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Windows 10 Service "Log On As" User Gives Error "Access Denied"

I am trying to start a service automatically but log on with a specific credential. Here is an example: The specific service does NOT matter, as the problem happens with any service, namely that I ...
Sarah Weinberger's user avatar
2 votes
1 answer
238 views

How is the Firewall taking priority over other applications when the PC first boots?

How is the Firewall taking priority over other applications when the PC first boots? How is the priority given,is it through a kernel driver? I'm using Comodo Firewall and I see that the Spotify app ...
microwth's user avatar
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0 votes
1 answer
2k views

"Permission Denied" when killing process

When I try to kill a specific process (avastUI.exe), I got "permission denied". Obviously, the current user is in the Administrator group. I'm not looking for a way to kill this process, I just want ...
Duke Nukem's user avatar
2 votes
3 answers
2k views

Windows Security Center service can't be started

I'm using Win 7 64. I tried to activate it from "services" but it doesn't work. Also, I scanned my pc with ESET Smart 4 & Super Anti-spyware but nothing was found. Does anyone know a way to get ...
ham's user avatar
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9 votes
3 answers
13k views

Webcam security camera software that runs as a service

I've been looking for Windows webcam software that will run as a Windows service without any user login. The goal is to use the webcam as a cheap security camera and log the results to secure ...
hurfdurf's user avatar
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