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What is a Windows Service and how does its lifecycle differ from a "standard" EXE? A service opens before one log in. However, a standard exe can be opened after a log in only.
Windows Service applications are long-running applications that do not have a user interface. They do not even produce any visual output.
The user messages are written to the Windows Event Log.
Services can run under the context of any user or a system. They are controlled by the Service Control Manager by which they can be stopped, paused, and started.
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