从Windows服务中移动鼠标光标

Question

I have a windows service that creates and runs socket server on windows 8.1 desktop. I want to move mouse position on desktop when request is received from the client but setcursor(x,y) method doesn't work. It only works when I call it in the main function of the class.

What are my options ?

Answer 1

Windows Services run in an isolated session separate from interactive processes. They can't interact directly with the UI. Generally the best solution is to run an interactive client app which talks to the service (via a named pipe or such). The service can pass the mouse information to the interactive client which can call SetCursor, SendInput, etc. as needed.