Start application through windows service

Question

It is possible to start an . exe application on Windows Service c#?

Something like:

    protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
    {

        Process.Start(@"C:\service.exe");
    }

    protected override void OnStop()
    {
    }

Thank you!

Answer 1

You cannot launch an interactive desktop application from a Windows service. This has changed from Windows Vista.

You can even run Process.Start(@"C:\service.exe");, but the application will run in process form (background), and not as desktop application. This is due to the new user account control (UAC).