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Asked: 2026-05-11T22:45:40+00:00

I am working on an application which starts as a service but only if

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I am working on an application which starts as a service but only if a commandline switch tells it to (otherwise a standard form is opened). So when the service is started by Windows at bootup, it must pass this commandline option or the service fails to start.

I would like to have the installer (ServiceProcessInstaller) add a commandline option so that when the service is started it adds the commandline option to the command.

Example:
MyService.exe -commandlineoption

I thought this was what the ServiceProcessorInstaller.Context property was for, but that is for the arguments that were executed on InstallUtil.

Any suggestions?

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  1. Editorial Team

    When I’ve added command-line options to services, I’ve always defaulted to running as a service. However, I know that the opposite is possible because it’s how SvcHost works: it’s an EXE that’s always configured to load DLL’s as services.

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