| Platform SDK: Win32 API |
Microsoft® Windows NT®/Windows® 2000 supports a Win32®-based application type known as a service. A service may be started in two ways: automatically, when the system starts up; or upon demand, by Win32-based applications that use the functions provided by the Service Control Manager. For more information, see Services.
The Windows NT/Windows 2000Service Control Manager and its associated functions are not supported by Microsoft® Windows® 95 or Microsoft® Windows® 98. Instead, Windows 95/98 provides a scaled-down Service Control Manager.