Understanding Windows Services
The Windows operating system provides a set of services that allow device manufacturers and software vendors to integrate their products with the operating system. These services include:
Kernel Services— The kernel is the core part of the operating system responsible for process, thread, and memory management. Kernel services enable devices and applications to interact with the kernel and use its functionality.
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Windows Service Application A Windows service application is a normal executable file (with an .exe extension) that contains the code for one or more Windows services.
Support for Windows Services Windows services are available on Windows NT (where they are known as NT services), Windows 2000, Windows ...
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