Basic service shell for running a Windows service from the console.

Service1.cs

using System.ServiceProcess;

namespace ServiceTest
{
  public partial class Service1 : ServiceBase
  {
    public Service1()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
    }
      
    protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
    {
      Start();
    }
    
    protected override void OnStop()
    {
      Finish();
    }
    
    public void Start()
    {
      // Normal start stuff
    }
    
    public void Finish()
    {
      // Normal stop stuff
    }
  }
}