ServiceController.StartType equivalent

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ServiceController.StartType equivalent

OSVBNET 1,401

Hello,
To have the new StartType property in ServiceController, need to upgrade to .net 4.6.1 or higher.
But can simply:
MyKey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey("SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\blah", False)
MyKey.GetValue("Start")

My question is that the registry method is as reliable as the first one?
My app is always running in admin mode so no problem here (requireAdministrator)
But any condition that the registry method fails?

And this registry method works on all Windows versions or there are exceptions?

Can't upgrade to .net 4.6.1 or above :(
Thanks in advance

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RLWA32 52,571

I think you are safe setting the service start mode via the registry. I haven't checked all versions of Windows but the indicated registry key/value pair is valid as far back as Windows XPSP3.

And under the hood, the Windows API function CreateService sets the start mode of the service and the minimum supported desktop version of Windows is XP. And if you wanted to change the start mode for an existing service you could p/invoke ChangeServiceConfig to avoid direct registry editing.

OSVBNET 1,401 Reputation points

2022-06-18T23:06:12.367+00:00

Hey thanks, not going to change or set anything, just trying to read a service start mode and hoped I can use this method instead of .net framework 4.6.1 StartType if it's safe :)
RLWA32 52,571 Reputation points

2022-06-18T23:24:03.14+00:00

When you mentioned that you are running with elevated privileges I thought you would be changing settings. You don't need to run elevated if you are only going to read a value.
OSVBNET 1,401 Reputation points

2022-06-18T23:48:45.517+00:00

Sure bro, that's for some other task, not this one, thanks for the help :)

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