starting a program as user from windows-service

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i would like to start a program as user from within a windows-service.

Is this possible?

Background is that i need to display a MessageBox and would simply do something like

            MessageBox.Show(args[0]);

in the program.

This is almost always a sign of bad design somewhere, what exactly are you trying to achieve in having a GUI on your service? There is nearly always a better solution. — KingCronus
– KingCronus, Commented Jun 22, 2012 at 11:01

Zulakis · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-22 10:45:46Z

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I ended up having my program in autostart on logon, but it should also be possible to start a program from within a service using e.g. CreateProcessWithLogonW.

answered Jun 22, 2012 at 10:45

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M Afifi · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-17 08:04:27Z

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This will not behave as you expect it to. The windows-service is most likely running as LocalSystem, and tied to Session 0. Even if you set the service to allow interaction with the desktop it will most likely not show on the session you're after.

answered Jun 17, 2012 at 8:04

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