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c#.netwindows-servicesbackground-serviceworker-service

The service failed to start due to the following error: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion

I created a worker service on .Net 3.1, after I created a windows service in Services.msc, but I can't start the new service. here are all the related errors I found in eventviewer.

  1. The TestWorkerService service failed to start due to the following error: The service did not respond to the start or control request in a timely fashion.

  2. Faulting application name: TestWorkerService.exe, version: 1.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x6243f19c Faulting module name: KERNELBASE.dll, version: 6.1.7601.24384, time stamp: 0x5c6e248c Exception code: 0xe0434352 Fault offset: 0x000000000000be0d Faulting process id: 0x8778 Faulting application start time: 0x01d9409075d9a7b9 Faulting application path: C:\inetpub\TestWorkerService\TestWorkerService.exe Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll Report Id: b3e4df75-ac83-11ed-a1fc-000c290f795a

  3. Application: TestWorkerService.exe CoreCLR Version: 4.700.22.30802 .NET Core Version: 3.1.27 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: System.PlatformNotSupportedException: ServiceController enables manipulating and accessing Windows services and it is not applicable for other operating systems. at System.ServiceProcess.ServiceBase..ctor() at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices.WindowsServiceLifetime..ctor(IHostEnvironment environment, IHostApplicationLifetime applicationLifetime, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory, IOptions1 optionsAccessor, IOptions1 windowsServiceOptionsAccessor) at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor, Boolean wrapExceptions) at System.Reflection.RuntimeConstructorInfo.Invoke(BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitConstructor(ConstructorCallSite constructorCallSite, RuntimeResolverContext context) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor2.VisitCallSiteMain(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitRootCache(ServiceCallSite callSite, RuntimeResolverContext context) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor2.VisitCallSite(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.Resolve(ServiceCallSite callSite, ServiceProviderEngineScope scope) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProvider.CreateServiceAccessor(Type serviceType) at System.Collections.Concurrent.ConcurrentDictionary2.GetOrAdd(TKey key, Func2 valueFactory) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProvider.GetService(Type serviceType, ServiceProviderEngineScope serviceProviderEngineScope) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProvider.GetService(Type serviceType) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProviderServiceExtensions.GetRequiredService(IServiceProvider provider, Type serviceType) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProviderServiceExtensions.GetRequiredService[T](IServiceProvider provider) at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostBuilder.<>c__DisplayClass35_0.b__2(IServiceProvider _) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitFactory(FactoryCallSite factoryCallSite, RuntimeResolverContext context) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor2.VisitCallSiteMain(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.VisitRootCache(ServiceCallSite callSite, RuntimeResolverContext context) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteVisitor2.VisitCallSite(ServiceCallSite callSite, TArgument argument) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceLookup.CallSiteRuntimeResolver.Resolve(ServiceCallSite callSite, ServiceProviderEngineScope scope) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProvider.CreateServiceAccessor(Type serviceType) at System.Collections.Concurrent.ConcurrentDictionary2.GetOrAdd(TKey key, Func2 valueFactory) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProvider.GetService(Type serviceType, ServiceProviderEngineScope serviceProviderEngineScope) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProvider.GetService(Type serviceType) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProviderServiceExtensions.GetRequiredService(IServiceProvider provider, Type serviceType) at Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.ServiceProviderServiceExtensions.GetRequiredService[T](IServiceProvider provider) at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostBuilder.ResolveHost(IServiceProvider serviceProvider, DiagnosticListener diagnosticListener) at Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.HostBuilder.Build() at TestWorkerService.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\Users\a.arabuli\Desktop\intranet\TestWorkerService\Program.cs:line 21

I tried to make a service in a several way like on .net 6.0, 3.1, 2.1, 5.0 on a console application, on a web api, but all the attempts have failed with the same exact errors I mentioned above

Solution

  • In order to host the worker as a windows service a nuget package is required. This is the Version 7 for net7.

     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="7.0.0" />

    Also you have to include

    UseWindowsService()

     public static IHostBuilder CreateHostBuilder(string[] args) =>
            Host.CreateDefaultBuilder(args)
            .UseSerilog()
            .UseWindowsService()
            .ConfigureServices((hostContext, services) =>
            {
                services.AddHostedService<Worker>();
            });

    with these changes i was able to run you code as a windows service.