The Windows services configuration tool has changed much in the last Microsoft operating systems. The tool can be used to manage Windows services which includes starting and stopping services, changing startup types and exporting the current service status list to a tab delimited text document.
WinServices is a free software program for the Windows operating system that provides better options to manage Windows services. The software displays a list of services with their description and state upon startup. This view mode can be altered by clicking on the icon in the program’s status bar or from the view menu.
The additional view modes are by service type, load order and dependencies which can provide better information in certain situations.
Another interesting option of WinServices is the ability to edit service information including names or descriptions. Improper use of this feature can lead to problems. The ability to create services snapshots can be beneficial in this regard to restore a services configuration at anytime in the future.
The Windows services are stored in the rpt format which can be imported at a later time. This could be interesting for people who maintain multiple computer systems to configure the services on one system, export that configuration and import it in the other systems to work with the same configuration on all systems.
WinServices will notify the user when services are modified while it is running.
This feature compares services every minute by default and uses basic comparison parameters to do so. The interval of the checks and the depth can be configured in the program’s options.
The extensive options contain additional options that include notifications when services change on the system and custom actions for specific services like keeping a service always running or stopped.
WinServices uses roughly 20 Megabytes of computer memory while running in the background. It is an ideal tool for users who want better control over their Windows services. Especially the option to backup and restore a services configuration and the ability to monitor services can be really helpful in some usage scenarios.
The software program can be downloaded from the developer’s website. It is compatible with Windows NT based operating systems including Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.
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“WinServices uses roughly 20 Megabytes of computer memory while running in the background. ”
How did you determine this figure? Is this actual in-physical-memory? Or total memory (some of which may be swapped out)?
That’s the physical memory, not the virtual memory.