"cashdeskmac" <ca*********@discussions.microsoft.comwrote in message
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is it possible to start a windows application from within a windows
service?
You can start the application with Process.Start(...). However, the
default configuration of the Windows Service will prevent the application
from interacting with the desktop, so this will not be very useful.
To give the Windows Service (and the application started from it) the
ability to interact with the Desktop, you can use the Services applet from
the Administrative Tools in Control Panel, edit the Properties of your
service, and select the checkbox "Allow Service to interact with desktop".
Be careful with the things that your program does, since it will be
running with elevated privileges (the service account) rather than the
account of the logged-in user.