AppToService 4.40

License: Free Trial ‎File size: 3.74 MB
‎Users Rating: 3.7/5 - ‎7 ‎votes

Turn any application into a Windows Service to start it when the computer boots without logging on, keep it running 24/7 without human intervention, survive logoff/logon sequences, operate discreetly in the background, and run safely under a secured account. AppToService is a Windows Console application that lets you run programs, scripts, batch files, shortcuts and other types of applications as Windows Services. This allows you to have some of the benefits of Windows Services such as: - Starting an application whenever the computer boots, without user interaction or logon. - Running discreetely in the background without user interference. - Surviving logoff/logon sequences. - Restarting automatically in case of failure. - Running under a specified user account for security reasons. Stop wishing your application was a service. Make it run like one with AppToService!

VERSION HISTORY

  • Version 4.40 posted on 2020-02-24
    Maintenance release.
  • Version 2.8 posted on 2005-05-04
    Added the /Description option and allowed the inclusion of dot characters in service names.

Program Details

EULA

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