Start stop Service from Form App c#

Question

How can I start and stop a windows service from a c# Form application?

Answer 1

First add a reference to the System.ServiceProcess assembly.

To start:

ServiceController service = new ServiceController("YourServiceName");
service.Start();
var timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 5); // 5seconds
service.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Running, timeout);

To stop:

ServiceController service = new ServiceController("YourServiceName");
service.Stop();
 var timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 5); // 5seconds
service.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped, timeout);

Both examples show how to wait until the service has reached a new status (running, stopped...etc.). The timeout parameter in WaitForStatus is optional.