How can you trigger a window service if it was stopped

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Hi guys, how can i trigger a window service using a window service if it was stopped.

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i already search and i already got to monitor if the window service is stopped or not the only i don't have is how can I trigger it using a window service also.

Posted 14-Apr-20 22:04pm

Reden Rodriguez

Updated 14-Apr-20 22:53pm

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Richard Deeming 16-Apr-20 8:56am

NB: Having multiple services monitoring each other to prevent any of them from being stopped is the sort of behaviour often seen in malware. It's likely to make your software look very suspicious.

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RickZeeland · Answer 1 · 2020-04-14T22:54:00

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Just use ServiceController and Start(), see example here: c# - Start Windows Service programmatically - Stack Overflow[^]

Posted 14-Apr-20 22:54pm

RickZeeland