Working with Windows Services in C Sharp

• Taken from : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/178147/how-can-i-verify-if-a-windows-service-is-running
• http://adamprescott.net/2012/08/03/check-the-status-of-a-windows-service-in-c/
• https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.serviceprocess.servicecontroller.aspx

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using System.ServiceProcess;

ServiceController sc = new ServiceController(SERVICENAME);

switch (sc.Status) {

case ServiceControllerStatus.Running:

return "Running";

case ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped:

return "Stopped";

case ServiceControllerStatus.Paused:

return "Paused";

case ServiceControllerStatus.StopPending:

return "Stopping";

case ServiceControllerStatus.StartPending:

return "Starting";

default:

return "Status Changing";

}