System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() cannot start process when called from Windows service

Question

I am trying to start an external process from a .NET Windows service. In the past I have used the Process.Start() overload that takes the executable path and a

Answer 1

This is very similar to this question here. The answer is usually due to security issues with the desktop and window station in which the process is being run. See this article for an explanation and some sample code.