How to start and stop the any window service in the windows operating system using windows app

Question

I am trying to building generic tool from which we can control any windows service in the window operating system using asp.net window app, i got this references but not able to start: control the Windows Service in window popup i have added two buttons start and stop but not able to start the code.

public partial class Form3 : Form
{
    public Form3()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
    }

    private void start_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
       // here can service will start
       var services = ServiceController.GetServices(machineName);
       var service = services.First(s => s.ServiceName == "MyServiceName");
        service.Start();
    }
    private void stop_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
       // here can service will stop
       var services = ServiceController.GetServices(machineName);
       var service = services.First(s => s.ServiceName == "MyServiceName");
      service.Stop();

    }
}

Answer 1

The linked answer shows how to start and stop services. First, create an instance of the ServicesController class, passing the name of the service. You can use the controller to control the service by calling its methods, eg Start to start it, Stop to stop it.

Services don't start or stop instantly, so you should probably warn the user if it takes too long.

Try this:

    private void start_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        string serviceName = "yourServiceName";
        double timeoutMilliseconds = 10_000;
        TimeSpan timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(timeoutMilliseconds);   
        
        ServiceController service = new ServiceController(serviceName);
        try
        {
            service.Start();                
            service.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Running, timeout);
        }
        catch(InvalidOperationException exc)
        {
            MessageBox.Show($"The service failed to start in a timely manner\n\n{exc}");                
        }
    }

    private void stop_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        string serviceName = "yourServiceName";
        double timeoutMilliseconds = 10_000;
        TimeSpan timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(timeoutMilliseconds);

        ServiceController service = new ServiceController(serviceName);
        try
        {
            service.Stop();
            service.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped, timeout);
        }
        catch(InvalidOperationException exc)
        {
            MessageBox.Show($"The service failed to start in a timely manner\n\n{exc}");                
        }
    }

Answer 2

Starting a Windows Service using C# This method below will start the windows service “aspnet_state” and waits until the service is executing or a timeout halts it.

Before you get started, you will have to add the assembly System.ServiceProcess.dll to your solution, then add the namespace below:

using System.ServiceProcess; And the method to start windows services:

public static void StartWindowsService()
{
    string serviceName = "aspnet_state";
    ServiceController serviceController = new ServiceController(serviceName);
    TimeSpan timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000);
    serviceController.Start();
    serviceController.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Running, timeout);
}

Stopping a Windows Service using C# The following method will stop the Windows Service “aspnet_state” and will wait until the service is stopped or a timeout event occurs.

public static void StopWindowsService()
{
    string serviceName = "aspnet_state";
    ServiceController serviceController = new ServiceController(serviceName);
    TimeSpan timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000);
    serviceController.Stop();
    serviceController.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped, timeout);
}

Restarting a Windows Service using C# This method is a combination of the upper two methods. It will stop the service and then start it and waits until the service is running.

public static void RestartWindowsService()
{
    string serviceName = "aspnet_state";
    ServiceController serviceController = new ServiceController(serviceName);
    int tickCount1 = Environment.TickCount;
    int tickCount2 = Environment.TickCount;
    TimeSpan timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000);
    serviceController.Stop();
    serviceController.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped, timeout);

    timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(1000 - (tickCount1 - tickCount2));
    serviceController.Start();
    serviceController.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Running, timeout);
}