Get service path from services.msc c#

Question

I'm trying to get service executable path from services.msc

I wrote the next code:

  var service = ServiceController.GetServices().Where(p => p.ServiceName.Equals("Service name", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase));
if (service.Any())
//get service data

I couldn`t find where (if at all) the service executable path is located?

In services.msc I can see the path so I'm assuming it also possible to get it through code.

Any Ideas?

Answer 1

You can get it from the registry like so:

private static string GetServiceInstallPath(string serviceName)
{
    RegistryKey regkey;
    regkey = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(string.Format(@"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\{0}", serviceName));

    if (regkey.GetValue("ImagePath") == null)
        return "Not Found";
    else
        return regkey.GetValue("ImagePath").ToString();
}