why windows service can not interact with UI

Question

tell me what is the problem for which we can not show message box from win service?

Answer 1

Cause it would raise server security issues.

When you need interaction, then write a second program, which runs normally under the current user account and IPC with your service (named pipes for example).

Why do you want to interact with the desktop?

Answer 2

It's a console like application with a purpose of running unattended without any user interaction.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms683502(v=vs.85).aspx

 

Answer 3

can u give me any article link which guide me step by step to design win service and GUI apps which interact between each other by IPC. thanks

Answer 4

>>tell me what is the problem for which we can not show message box from win service?

The service process is not running inside a GUI which means that the MessageBox or any other window won't launch inside of any interactively logged in user's window.

It doesn't make much sense to display a GUI from a Windows service. A GUI application is supposed to be run from a logged in user's desktop and there is no such desktop for the running service.

Hope that helps.

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Answer 5

https://code.msdn.microsoft.com/windowsapps/CSCreateProcessAsUserFromSe-b682134e

I have never used it try it and see what happens.