How to reinstall Windows Service using installutil after making changes in code

Question

I wrote a test Windows service and installed it using installutil which went fine.

After that I made changes in my code and tried to install again but got error. Do I need to remove the service first, then install again using installutil? Or is there other way?

Answer 1

If the name of executable is the same then you can simply stop the Windows service, copy new files on top of the old ones and start the service.