cannot open window service on computer '.' in window application

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I develop one window application and I also create one service. I start the service using coding in window application, but I am getting an error like cannot open window service on computer '.'

I have used below code.

ServiceController controller = new ServiceController("SeoMozScheduleService");

if (controller.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped)
{
    controller.Start();
}

If i right click on Application and click on Run as Administrator than it works fine for me...

It would help if you posted the actual message, not an error 'like' the message. '.' can sometimes be used to mean the local machine. — Daniel Kelley, Jan 24 '13 at 12:52
I got an Error Like cannot open SeoMozScheduleService on computer '.' — Kartik Patel, Jan 24 '13 at 12:53
Yes I can start the Service manually.but why i cant use it in coding. — Kartik Patel, Jan 24 '13 at 12:54
If i right click on Application and click on Run as Administrator than it works fine for me... — Kartik Patel, Jan 24 '13 at 13:17
yes code is fine..but i dont think this is the solution that user has to right click and click on Run as Administrator — Kartik Patel, Jan 24 '13 at 13:31

score 18 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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To make this automatic every time you open the application you have to add a manifest file to your solution, then update the requestedExecutionLevel node inside the file to look like this:

    <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false" />
</requestedPrivileges>

However, changing this setting will result in the system prompting you every time to run the application as administrator if UAC is enabled.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:54

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answered Mar 04 '14 at 13:17

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This didn't work for me. Simply running Visual Studio or the executable as administrator resolved the issue. – Guru Josh Mar 01 '15 at 01:54

score 9 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 24 '21 at 09:20

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Go to c://Program Files/ApplicationFolder/.exe Right-click on .exe and go to Properties then go Compatibility Tab and check true to Run this Program as an administrator Level.

edited Sep 24 '21 at 09:20

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answered Jan 30 '13 at 09:37

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I don't have enough reputation to downvote so I'll just comment here and say that elevating permissions is never the right solution because your users might not have admin privileges. – Tsury May 17 '15 at 06:08
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I run it in a console as admin, as well the services as admin... and the service did install but it did not start until I set that property. wow, It is a relieve! thanks! – Jaider Oct 20 '16 at 13:51
I agree Jaider. There are a number of server situations where users aren't involved, but automated tasks are being run under a single user. That's part of the beauty of stackoverflow--multiple answers, one of which may work best in your environment. – Jeff Jan 09 '17 at 20:38
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Just doing this in a web-api - there's no possibility to run (in my case debug) this as an admin... – Matthias Burger Oct 15 '19 at 09:40
@Tsury in addition to what you say, it is just bad practice to automatically use administrator privileges when lesser privileges are sufficient, right? – Sam Hobbs Mar 18 '20 at 08:27

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 01 '13 at 13:10

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if you are using visual studio then close it and re open visual sudio with run it as administrator

answered Oct 01 '13 at 13:10

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score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 17 '17 at 18:33

None of these solutions helped me, because it would help if I actually had ensured I had Administrator access on the target computer first! I was taking away and giving back Administrator access to my main account using my domain admin account. When I ran some ServiceController code that was checking if a service was running on a remote computer, under the domain admin account, all was fine. When I did it as my main account, that's when it didn't work - even when running Visual Studio as an Administrator. Turns out I had been testing without my main account in the local Admin group... d'oh!

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 09 '17 at 20:39

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I ran into this with a scheduled task on a server--checking the "Run with highest privileges" solved it. (The service account has to have admin rights of course for this to work.)

answered Jan 09 '17 at 20:39

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Jul 25 '14 at 06:52

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Framework version change in the app.conf to the version which is installed on the system fixed the issue for me.

answered Jul 25 '14 at 06:52

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 18 '20 at 19:38

The application probably does not need to require Administrator permission. The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) (that includes the Services snap-in) does not. The manifest for the MMC has:

<requestedExecutionLevel
    level="highestAvailable"
    uiAccess="false"
/>

It does not have level="requireAdministrator".

See c# - How do I create/edit a Manifest file? - Stack Overflow for instructions for adding a manifest to the project.

There are very many articles about the principle of Least Privilege, including the following.

cannot open window service on computer '.' in window application

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