There is a client who would like to install a custom Java application on his business owned computers, However, he doesn’t want to give the ability for the limited users to close the application, even from Windows Task Manager.
The purpose of the application is to monitor some specific resources and do several tasks silently. The users of these computers will be aware of this software and what it does exactly.
I couldn’t find a way to do this by using the Java programming language! Is it possible or it’s mainly related to Windows users’ permissions and capabilities system?
You could run it as a Windows service, started by the Administrator. That way, users won’t be able to close the process as they do not have high enough privileges.
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