What's New in Services for Windows 8

Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 include the following new capabilities for services.

New Service Functions

Function	Description
QueryServiceDynamicInformation	Retrieves dynamic information related to the current service start.

API Element	Description
HandlerEx	Added SERVICE_CONTROL_USERMODEREBOOT.
SERVICE_STATUS	Added SERVICE_ACCEPT_USERMODEREBOOT.
SERVICE_TRIGGER_SPECIFIC_DATA_ITEM	Added SERVICE_TRIGGER_DATA_TYPE_LEVEL, SERVICE_TRIGGER_DATA_TYPE_KEYWORD_ANY, and SERVICE_TRIGGER_DATA_TYPE_KEYWORD_ALL.