Start, stop, pause, and continue of Windows Services

 

SC _HANDLE scm, sHandle;

SERVICE_STATUS ServiceStatus;

Scm = OpenSCManager (NULL, NULL, SC _MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS );

If (scm! = NULL)

{

// Start the service

SHandle = OpenService (scm, "GwbnService", SERVICE_START );

If (sHandle! = NULL)

{

StartService (sHandle, 0, NULL) // start Service

}

// Stop the Service

SHandle = OpenService (scm, "GwbnService", SERVICE_STOP | SERVICE_QUERY_STATUS );

If (sHandle! = NULL)

QueryServiceStatus (sHandle, & ServiceStatus );

If (ServiceStatus. dwCurrentState = SERVICE_RUNNING | ServiceStatus. dwCurrentState = SERVICE_PAUSED)

{

ControlService (sHandle, SERVICE_CONTROL_STOP, & ServiceStatus );

}

// Pause the Service

SHandle = OpenService (scm, "GwbnService", SERVICE_PAUSE_CONTINUE | SERVICE_QUERY_STATUS );

If (sHandle! = NULL)

QueryServiceStatus (sHandle, & ServiceStatus );

If (ServiceStatus. dwCurrentState = SERVICE_RUNNING)

{

ControlService (sHandle, SERVICE_CONTROL_PAUSE, & ServiceStatus );

}

// Continue Service

SHandle = OpenService (scm, "GwbnService", SERVICE_PAUSE_CONTINUE | SERVICE_QUERY_STATUS );

If (sHandle! = NULL)

QueryServiceStatus (sHandle, & ServiceStatus );

If (ServiceStatus. dwCurrentState = SERVICE_PAUSED)

{

ControlService (sHandle, SERVICE_CONTROL_CONTINUE, & ServiceStatus );

}

 

}

 

Note: The service name and display name are different. The service name is required here.

 

 

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