Windows Service won't stop/start

c#

Solution

You need to call `sc.Refresh()` to refresh the status. See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.serviceprocess.servicecontroller.stop.aspx for more information.

Also, it may take some time for the service to stop. If the method returns immediately, it may be useful to change your shutdown into something like this:

// Maximum of 30 seconds.

for (int i = 0; i < 30; i++)
{
    sc.Refresh();

    if (sc.Status.Equals(ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped))
        break;

    System.Threading.Thread.Sleep(1000);
}

Problem

I'm using the following code fragment to stop a service. However, both the `Console.Writeline` statements indicate the service is running. Why won't the service stop? ``` class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { string serviceName = "DummyService"; string username = ".\\Service_Test2"; string password = "Password1"; ServiceController sc = new ServiceController(serviceName); Console.WriteLine(sc.Status.ToString()); if (sc.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Running) { sc.Stop(); } Console.WriteLine(sc.Status.ToString()); } } ```

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