从Windows服务读取当前的用户注册表和配置文件数据

Question

I am working on a window service, from where I have to access users profile specific data from location Environment.SpecialFolder.UserProfile . I have to also access user specific registry key from here HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\ .

As per my knowledge if service is installed only as per user, then only I can access this above. But imagine a scenario where network admin have to install it on 1000 machine?

Is there a way service will work only for specific installed user profile and without such annoying installation? I am fine if service works for installed user, but installation becomes annoying.

If administrator enter his password will it work for other profiles as well?

Answer 1

To my point of view you dont need a service if it is for users, a service runs background tasks that does not depend on users files at all.

If I were you I would write an application that starts when the user session starts (you could look at this ). You can achieve this by putting a shortcut in the C:\\ProgramData\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Start Menu\\Programs\\Startup folder. It will work for all users on the PC. You can configure the shortcut installation to this folder by creating an installation package.

Now you will have a process that runs with users privilege, and as long as the user session is running the application will run.