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Windows system service

A Windows system service (also simply services or English services ) is a program that runs as
a specialized service in the background of Windowsand bundles functionalities of the operating
system to make them available to third parties. Conceptually, it is similar to the Unix daemon .

Table of Contents [ Hide ]

1 mode of operation
2 installation
3 administration
4 applications
5 literature
6 individual proofs

Functionality [ Edit | Edit ]

Windows system services form the "backbone" of Windows, so to speak, often mediating between
hardware and software levels. A good example of this is the " Plug & Play " service: without it,
neither applications could use the connected hardware (eg a mouse), nor could a device
automatically log on to the operating system. Through a so-called service contract (also interface
specification) both hardware and software know in advance exactly how they need to address a
service in order to use a particular functionality.
The actual implementation of the service depends on the environment (Windows version, 32-bit or
64-bit system, etc.), but the interfaces of the "Plug & Play" service are on principle on all Windows
systems (as of XP ) almost equal or at least backward compatible .

Services do not communicate directly with the user, they themselves have no user interface . Often,
there are separate programs for configuring and controlling a service; in Windows, most of these
programs are summarized in the Control Panel .
Windows provides the Service Control Manager services.exe , which manages the launching
and stopping of services. He is a RPC - Server . [1]His user interfaces are the Microsoft
Management Console and the command line interpreter cmd.exe . A program that is to be started
as a service must be written in such a way that it can handle the commands of
start|pause|continue|stop the Service Control Manager .

Typically, programs to run as a service are executable files . In a Dynamic Link Library present
programs on the executable file Svchost.exe ( serviceHost called) that loads the services,
executing and possibly terminated. [2] A service can be started automatically when the operating
system starts up, manually started or disabled at the request of other programs . [3]
A service is installed by entering its name, executable, and other information into the registry . By
A service is installed by entering its name, executable, and other information into the registry . By
default, services work as a local system with full access rights . They can also be set up to work
under a user account or with minimal access rights as a network service or local service .

Installation [ Edit | Edit ]

Services are installed and uninstalled by SetupAPI * .INF scripts ; a newly installed service can be
started, a running service can be stopped before uninstalling. [4] [5] [6]

Administration [ edit | Edit ]

Services can be managed with the MMC snap-in services.msc . Advanced options such as
creating, deleting and defining dependencies of services are provided by the command line tool
sc.exe [7] . This has been included in the standard installation of Windows since Windows XP or
Windows Server 2003, but can also be subsequently installed under Windows with the Resource
Kit .

Applications [ edit | Edit ]

Some basic system functions are provided by services. Such services are automatically started with
the operating system regardless of the variant of Windows.

Examples:
Workstation service - allows clients to access a network
Automatic Updates - monitors Microsoft Update , downloads and installs updates
DHCP client - allows to automatically get an IP address assigned
DNS client - finds the IP addresses for domain names, e.g. B. de.wikipedia.org
Print Queue - the spooler that enables printing
Server - allows sharing the spooler and files on the network
Task Scheduler - runs programs automatically at specific times
Plug and Play - monitors and supports hardware changes
Even programs that are not included in Windows work regularly as a service. Typical examples are:

Server of every kind

Anti-virus programs and other security software
Tools for data backup and replication

Literature [ edit | Edit ]

Axel Vahldiek, Christoph Hoppe: With increased stroke rate. c't 17/2005 p. 102ff - with
information on c't articles specific to individual services
Threats and countermeasures. Chapter 7: System Services. Microsoft TechNet, December 27,
2005 - describing a number of security-related services with a focus on Windows Server 2003
Axel Vahldiek: Under false flag. Start programs without user login. c't 6/2004 p. 234ff - about
starting any program as a service

Individual proofs [ edit | Edit ]

1. ↑ Service Control Manager . Microsoft. Accessed on April 8, 2009.
2. ↑ Description of Svchost.exe under Windows 2000 , Microsoft MSKB
 2. ↑ Description of Svchost.exe under Windows 2000 , Microsoft MSKB
3. ↑ Services that are turned off by default in Windows Server 2003 . Microsoft. Accessed on
April 3, 2009.
4. ↑ INF AddService Directive . Microsoft. Accessed on 10th July 2017.
5. ↑ SetupInstallServicesFromInfSection function . In: MSDN . Microsoft. Accessed on 10th
July 2017.
6. ↑ SetupInstallServicesFromInfSectionEx function . In: MSDN . Microsoft. Accessed on
10th July 2017.
7. ↑ http://support.microsoft.com/kb/251192 Microsoft Help and Support

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