Professional Software for Windows Services / 24×7 OperationQ&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 Essential Windows Services: Remote Procedure Call (RPC) / RpcSsIn this article… What is the RPC Windows Service? Should I stop the RPC service? Why are all the options for the RPC service grayed out? Questions? Problems? What is the RPC Windows Service? The Remote Procedure Call (RPC) service … Continue reading Posted in Windows Services Tagged essential-windows-services, rpc-service, rpcss, windows-services 8 Comments Q&A: How do I Fix “The service did not start due to a logon failure”?I setup AlwaysUp to run JRiver Media Center as a Windows Service but it’s simply not working. I reboot the server every week and every time AlwaysUp says it can’t log on. These errors come up, over and over: Help! … Continue reading Posted in AlwaysUp Tagged automatic-delayed, group-policy, jriver-media-center, logon-failure, windows-services Leave a comment Windows Service PatternsWindows Services are special applications designed to run unattended on your PC. A service an do virtually anything its programmer demands, such as reading files, sending email, checking for viruses — whatever. Yet in the midst of that tremendous diversity, … Continue reading Q&A: How Do I Restore Access Rights to My Windows Service?I have installed Service Security Editor and accidentally DENY one particular service for all users, including local administrator on my laptop. Now I am not able to start the service although I have tried to open from Service Security Editor. … Continue reading |