Questions tagged [services]
On Windows, services are processes running regardless of users logging in. They provide access and features to different programs or processes. On Mac OS X, services are menu bar and context menu items available from any application that can act on a user's selection, like text or files.
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Data Usage Service usage and functionality
I was going through services to disable and I stumbled upon Data Usage service.
The description says:
Data Usage
Network data usage, data limit, restrict background data, metered ...
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NSSM for Selenium Server (Paused)
My selenium grid server is working very well when im running it on cmd and then java -jar selenium-server-.jar standalone and I can also run my test side files from my monitoring. But when I close the ...
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So I disabled the Application Information service
Do to a battery problem when upgrading to Windows 10 I disabled the Appinfo service. The problem I am having now is that I cannot get it re-enabled. I get this message when I try and open regedit, ...
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Wildcard Services restart
Currently, we have setup a .bat file which lists all services to start / stop them eg.
SC start SERVICE1
SC start SERVICE2
SC stop SERVICE1
SC stop SERVICE2
We add new services all the time and the ...
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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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User services in FreeBSD?
Say for instance I want to start up the emacs server for my user when I log in. In a systemd Linux system, I might make a unit file at ~/.config/systemd/user/emacs.service and enable it with systemctl ...
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Where do you find the file lists that Microsoft collects from your system?
System ->
Update & Security ->
Windows security (on the left) ->
Virus & threat protection (on the right) ->
Manage settings (under Virus & threat protection settings on the right)
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systemd keeps stopping and restarting a service
Before systemd, my /etc/init.d/referee script would start/stop/restart a service without issue. Converting to systemd, which calls the same init.d script, the service starts without an error and then ...
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VPN issue: SSTP Service service started and then stopped
When I was trying to set up a VPN connect on my laptop running Windows 7 Ultimate, I got this error:
Network Connections
Cannot load the Remote Access Connection Manager service.
Error ...
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Why isn't systemd restarting simple service that has Restart=always after main process killed?
I created a simple systemd service test.service with Restart=always
[Unit]
Description=test
[Service]
Type=simple
Restart=always
RemainAfterExit=no
ExecStart=/home/core/test.sh
and test.sh
#!/usr/...
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systemd service: permission denied
I have a new systemd service that fails to start with a "permission denied" error.
I bought a Thinkpad L480. Unfortunately, there seems to be an issue with the kernel not detecting the touchpad. This ...
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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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Assigning keyboard shortcut to OSX's "New Terminal at Folder" service does not work
I often use right click > Services > New Terminal at Folder to do terminal commands at particular place so now I wanted to assign a keyboard shortcut to it.
However, no matter what shortcut I ...
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Safe removal of NT SERVICE\All services from GPO log on as a service
I've searched for many weeks now if it's safe to remove NTSERVICE\ALL SERVICES right from 'Log on as a service' User right assigment.
Goal here is to increase my GPO's security. I do want to limit to ...
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Is AtherosSvc Safe?
I have been looking through my services and noticed a service called "AtherosSvc" which has no description. It struck me as odd, as it is one of 10 services with no description, however all the others ...
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