Can I show UI in Windows service in MFC? [modified]

[sumit durg]

I am making a Windows service In MFC.I want to show a UI on it. Is it possible? How?

modified on Wednesday, August 20, 2008 7:15 AM

[Nibu babu thomas]

sumit.durg wrote:

I am making a Windows service.I want to show a UI on it. Is it possible? How?

While creating a service you need to specify the flag SERVICE_INTERACTIVE_PROCESS or Open services.msc and goto the logon tab and check "Allow service to interact with desktop" checkbox.

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[Jonathan Darka]

You really should avoid showing ANY user interface in a Windows Service, they typically run when no one is logged in so there is no-one at the PC to either see the UI or use it. Also, as a Service usually runs as a different user account to the currently logged on user they will not see the UI anyway, especially in Vista when they use a special desktop.

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[Mike Dimmick]

Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 no longer permit interactive UI on the user's desktop. More information[^].

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