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How to install a windows service programmatically in C#?

Is there a way to programmatically remove a service using C# without having to execute “InstallUtil.exe /u MyService.exe”?

Answer 1

You can use the ServiceInstaller.Uninstall method in System.ServiceProcess.dll. For example:

ServiceInstaller ServiceInstallerObj = new ServiceInstaller(); 
InstallContext Context = new InstallContext("<<log file path>>", null); 
ServiceInstallerObj.Context = Context; 
ServiceInstallerObj.ServiceName = "MyService"; 
ServiceInstallerObj.Uninstall(null); 

This method will attempt to stop the service first before uninstalling.