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Services 1 Service Configuration

Services can also have one of three start-up methods: Automatic, Manual and Disabled. When set to automatic a service will start when Windows boots up, usually even before the login prompt appears. When set to manual, a service will only start when an administrator (or user with sufficient rights) navigates to the Services snap-in, right clicks it and selects “Start” from the pop-up menu. When set to disabled, a service cannot be started by any means – it must first be set to manual or automatic, and then started manually.

Finally, services also run in an account context. Normally this is the Local System context, which gives a service access to the entire operating system. In some circumstances, it can be necessary to run a service under a user account. This normally only occurs in networked environments or where specific third party applications are concerned.

Services 1 Service Configuration