ServiceTray Version History

Version 5

5.1.0.37 (April 8 2024)

• Instead of using a single icon for all states, you can now choose the icons to show in the running, stopped or other states.
• The "Service Information" window now shows the service's process identifier (PID), CPU usage, memory allocated, start time and uptime. Its contents can be copied to the clipboard.

• You can now choose from 9 icons to show on the taskbar — the six available in previous releases and 3 new ones.
• For clarity, the name of the service is mentioned in the tray menu entries.
• If the service is not installed when ServiceTray starts, ServiceTray will report the problem and exit. If the service is uninstalled while ServiceTray is running, ServiceTray will show the yellow icon and no service operations will be available.
• The text and icons on the taskbar tray menu have been enlarged, to improve readability.
• If necessary, ServiceTray requests UAC elevation when showing the "Service Information" window.
• This release includes minor tweaks for Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022.
• Fixed a problem loading read-only Windows Services.
• Dropped the SHA-1 digital signature. Executables are digitally signed with SHA-256.

Version 4

4.0.1.68 (March 19 2021)

• Start without elevation, elevating only when required.
• Removed informational notifications (too chatty on Windows 10).

• Minor adjustments for Windows 10 October 2020 (20H2).
• Improved performance when loading 50+ services.
• Improved performance when loading 1000+ records from the Windows event logs.
• Works on Windows 8 & Windows Server 2012 and above.

Version 3

3.1.0.27 (March 17 2019)

• Disable switching to Session 0 on versions of Windows where Session 0 is no longer accessible (currently Windows 10 Version 1803 and later).

• Improved performance when reading from the Windows Event log.
• Improved support for Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016.
• Technical enhancements for Windows Server 2019.

Version 2

2.0.0.61 (July 12 2014)

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• Speeded up switching to Session 0 for AlwaysUp services.
• Minor tweaks for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
• Various fixes for 64-bit systems (due to incorrect compression).

Version 1

1.7.0.55 (March 14 2012)