RunAsService

If you have been using Windows for a while, then there is a good chance that you have a lot of great utilities that run at startup. While this is OK for the most application you have installed, the truth is that there are some that would be nice to start even before you log in to the computer. To put it simply, it would be great if those apps would run as a Windows service.

As the name suggests, RunAsService is a command line tool designed to help you transform any application installed on your PC to run as a service.

You can get started by opening the preferred console and typing the RunAsService install [Name] [Display Name] PathToExecutable command. The name refers to the name of the program, but if you choose not to specify it, then the app takes the default name of the executable. As you probably hinted, the display name entails that you want to preview the service listed in the standard Windows services. The PathToExecutable implies the location of the application you want to run as a service.

As you would expect, when you decide to uninstall the application, you need simply need to specify the name of the service.

In case you just need to move the app to another location, then it is important to note that you need to use the fixservices command, as otherwise all installed services stop working. The developer states that the tool needs to be on the same location all the time, but if you need to move it, it can be resolved via the aforementioned command.

All in all,  RunAsService is a reliable tool that enables to transform some of your most useful tools into services that start running on your computer even before you log in.