Windows service
A Windows service is an operating-system-managed application process that runs in the background, typically without requiring an interactive user session.
ASP.NET Core in Action, 3e
A Windows Service is an operating-system-managed application process that can run in the background without an interactive user session.
- How it is used
- Runs headless, long-lived background work under Windows control instead of serving HTTP requests or interacting directly with users.
- How deep it goes
- Explains worker architecture, package configuration, installation, and administration, but defers advanced scheduling to Quartz.NET.
- Examples
- Uses a Worker template, UseWindowsService(), the sc utility, and the Windows Services control panel as concrete setup artifacts.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure a .NET worker as a locally testable Windows service using a host extension, NuGet package, sc, and Services control panel.
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Learn Docker in a Month of Lunches, Second Edition
A Windows Service is a background process managed by the Windows service-control infrastructure.
- How it is used
- Uses Windows services to explain why IIS-hosted applications need monitoring when packaged in Docker containers.
- How deep it goes
- Explains service processes and Docker integration, but stops short of general Windows service administration.
- Examples
- Demonstrates IIS in a Windows container, svchost.exe processes, w3wp.exe workers, and docker top inspection.
- What you can do after
- Operate/configure Windows containers by selecting Service Monitor as an entry point and verifying service-backed processes.
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Related concepts
- Internet Information Servicesused by · Internet Information Services is Microsoft's web server and application-hosting platform for Windows.
- Service Monitorused by · Service Monitor is a Microsoft console utility that starts and watches a Windows Service as a container entry process.
- workerused by · A worker is a person or computational execution unit assigned to perform a task as part of a larger system or activity.
- Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServicesimplemented by · Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices is a .NET hosting package that integrates applications with the Windows Service system.
- ASP.NET Coreused by · ASP.NET Core is Microsoft’s cross-platform, open-source framework for building web applications and services on the .NET platform.
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