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Windows Services Startup Types Explained

In this article… What is a service’s Startup Type? Where do I find it? Automatic Automatic (Delayed Start) Manual Disabled Intermission: What does “Trigger Start” mean? Automatic (Trigger Start) Automatic (Delayed Start, Trigger Start) Manual (Trigger Start) Windows Service startup … Continue reading

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Q&A: What do “Automatic (Trigger Start)” and “Manual (Trigger Start)” mean for Windows Services?

  When I look in Services.msc, some of the Windows Services have a startup type of “Automatic (Trigger Start)” and “Manual (Trigger Start)”. What do those mean? — Liam Hi Liam. Those trigger start types are indeed mysterious. And the Services … Continue reading

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