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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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What keeps re-enabling update orchestrator service in Windows 10?
The following services have successfully been disabled, and their executable files that activate them have had their security permissions removed under propteries:
Background Intelligent Transfer ...
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Windows 10 missing service
I'm trying to use a smart card on my computer and I can't get it to read on one of my computers even though using the exact same reader works on the other. Both are running Windows 10 21H1. Plugging ...
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Run a windows service if not connected to a particular Wi-Fi network
Currently, I have the OpenVPN windows service set up, and it runs well. I wanted to know if there was a way to make it connect to the VPN whenever I am not connected to my home network (connected to ...
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Windows 10 - Which services and Windows features and so on are unnecesary and can be safely disabled? [closed]
I am a Windows power user, tweaker, and tinkerer. I use Windows Explorer, cmd, Control Panel, PowerShell and everything that can be accessed from the Control Panel very often.
Recently I have done a ...
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How do I determine which Windows services were recently disabled?
Does Windows 10 keep a log of when/which services were enabled/disabled?
How would a person locate this information?
Thanks!
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Red 'X' image on Network Adapter Icon in Network Connections - Windows 10
Opened Network Connections window in Windows 10 v.1909 (Network and Sharing Center > Change Adapter Settings) only to find that my Primary Ethernet Adapter is displaying a Red 'X' as part of the icon:
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What can cause a Windows Service startup type to change?
Remote workers at my company use a program to capture and store data. The program has a background service called the "scheduler" that connects to and transfers data back up to our home office on a ...
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Enable or Disable Windows Service depending on which user logs on
So I want to disable or enable a service depending on which user logs on, as it's a service that only needs to be active for a specific user, and otherwise gobbles up unnecessary system resources.
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Windows 10 service called AarSvc_70f961. What is it and how could I disable it?
Recently I noticed a service in my windows 10 (v.1903, non-insider) installation with these properties:
Service name: AarSvc_70f96
Display name: Agent Activation Runtime_70f961
Description: Runtime ...
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How to change applications name after starting the applications. windows
Hey i'm wondering if it's possible to rename a proccess's name after opening it, i'm not talking about display name (the window title), I mean say for example google chrome. If I opened it, it'd be ...
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How to kill Windows Update Medic Service
Having extreme difficulties getting Windows to stop auto-restarting my workstation after updates. I've lost so much work I don't even care anymore, I just want to disable the whole thing.
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Delivery Optimization Service can't be disabled after the last Windows 10 Update
I'm always disabling this service because it keeps using my whole bandwidth.. but after the October update, there is like a restriction or something because when I tried to disable it using the ...
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Unable to start service in window 10 by using NSSM
I have create a small script file to test.
This my script.bat file.
sc create myService binpath= C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\test.bat start= auto
This is my test.bat file.
echo "Welcome to Wizard"
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