Windows services

Service Start Types

Type

Meaning

SERVICE_AUTO_START

A service started automatically by the service control manager during system startup.

SERVICE_BOOT_START

A device driver started by the system loader. This value is valid only for driver services.

SERVICE_DEMAND_START

A service started by the service control manager when a process calls the StartService function.

SERVICE_DISABLED

A service that cannot be started. Attempts to start the service result in the error code ERROR_SERVICE_DISABLED.

SERVICE_SYSTEM_START

A device driver started by the IoInitSystem function. This value is valid only for driver services.