Can you write Windows services in Powershell

Question

I have written a program in PowerShell that loops and checks stuff. I would like to convert this into a Windows service. I\'ve created a Windows service (in Admin->Services)

Answer 1

I think what you are looking for is SrvAny.exe from Microsoft (I don't know that they support it any longer, but it has been around in the Windows 2000 Resource Kit for years. It will essentially turn just about any executable (.exe, .cmd, etc...) into a service. I have VBScripts running as quasi-services using Srvany.exe and it works on Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 (even 64 bit). It is a little limited in that it does not provide 100% service functionality (stopping a running script may be difficult) but if you now a bit about programming and the Windows environment you can adapt it to work pretty well (i.e. it will launch the program after server Restart/Startup as you would likely need from a service. There is some documentation with SrvAny.exe (although it can be a little obtuse and difficult to find). It is however Free and built for Windows so it should work for you. I agree for simplicity that the Scheduled Task idea is worth thinking about as it is even more simplistic that srvany.exe