Windows Services
- Category
- Operating systems and internals
- Docs outline
- 8 sections
Official docs outline
learn.microsoft.com- Services overview
Concepts and architecture of Windows services.
- Service programs
Writing service main and control handler.
- Service control manager
SCM database, start types and accounts.
- Service configuration programs
Installing and configuring services.
- Service security and access rights
Access rights for service objects.
- Service trigger events
Starting and stopping services on device arrival, network and domain events.
- Service user accounts
LocalSystem, LocalService and NetworkService.
- Svc.c sample
Sample C++ service showing ServiceMain, control handler and status reporting.
Each section links to the official page. Titles and summaries by Extra Credit; the docs belong to their authors.