I have a console application which I need to change to a windows service. How do I do this? In Properties it only has “Windows Application”, “Console Application” and “Class Library” in the drop down.
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I have a console application which I need to change to a windows service. How do I do this? In Properties it only has “Windows Application”, “Console Application” and “Class Library” in the drop down.
Unfortunately, they are different enough that you need to create a new project of, you guessed it, “Windows Service” type.
You may want to refactor all of the common stuff into a new DLL so you could use it from the Windows Service and the Console Application (as a backup/test).
(Re)Installing Windows Services everytime you need to test is a real hassle, so I advice to keep your console app for testing.