Windows services of the Tools tab
Windows services are programs or routines that perform a specific system function to support other programs, particularly at a low (close to hardware) level.
Examples of such services are File Replication, Routing and Remote Access Services. The services part is divided into the following sections:
- Summary
- List
Summary
The Services Summary presents the summary information of the Windows Services of the local host. It displays amongst other information a graphical representation of the services by status and by start type in the form of pie charts
List
The List of Services displays all Windows Services together with the following information:
Column | Description |
|---|---|
Parameter | This column list all Windows Services currently registered. |
Status | This field displays the respective status of the service which can be either Stopped or Running . |
Start Type | Shows the respective start type of the service, which can be either Manual, Started, Automatic, On Demand, On Start up or Disabled. |
Binary Path | This field displays the installation path for the executable file of the service. |
User | This field shows the user of the service which normally would be LocalSystem. |
You can access more detailed information about each of the loaded agent modules by clicking its name. The browser window displays the following details:
Column | Description |
|---|---|
Parameter | The fields in this column list all Windows Services currently registered. |
Status | This field displays the respective status of the service which can be either Stopped or Running. |
Binary Path | This field shows the complete path of the service's installation directory. |
Start | This field shows the respective start type of the service, which can be either Manual, Started, Automatic, On Demand, On Start up or Disabled. |
User | This field shows the user of the service which normally would be LocalSystem. |
Group | This field displays to which group the currently selected service belongs, if applicable. |
Action | The contents of this field depend on the current status of the service. It provides you with the different running options of the service. If the service is currently running, you can either Stop or Pause it, if it is stopped you can Start it by clicking the respective link. |