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ServiceController..::.GetServices Method

Retrieves the non-device driver services on a computer, and those that are not drivers.

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Public methodStatic memberGetServices()()()Retrieves all the services on the local computer, except for the device driver services.
Public methodStatic memberGetServices(String)Retrieves all the services on the specified computer, except for the device driver services.
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Thread safety      Barguast ... Thomas Lee   |   Edit   |   Show History

I'm fairly sure the GetServices static method is NOT thread safe - running this method in separate threads simultaneously can cause an incomplete list of services to be returned, or an AccessViolationException to be thrown.

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