Add a reference to System.ServiceProcess.dll
. Then you can use the ServiceController class.
// Check whether the Alerter service is started.
ServiceController sc = new ServiceController();
sc.ServiceName = "Alerter";
Console.WriteLine("The Alerter service status is currently set to {0}",
sc.Status.ToString());
if (sc.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped)
{
// Start the service if the current status is stopped.
Console.WriteLine("Starting the Alerter service...");
try
{
// Start the service, and wait until its status is "Running".
sc.Start();
sc.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Running);
// Display the current service status.
Console.WriteLine("The Alerter service status is now set to {0}.",
sc.Status.ToString());
}
catch (InvalidOperationException)
{
Console.WriteLine("Could not start the Alerter service.");
}
}