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Created August 13, 2011 16:16
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Set "Allow Interact with Desktop" for Windows Service
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Enable-AllowInteractWithDesktop
$svcName = Get-Service -DisplayName *cruise* | select -Exp Name
$svcKey = Get-Item HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\$svcName
# Set 9th bit, from http://www.codeproject.com/KB/install/cswindowsservicedesktop.aspx
$newType = $svcKey.GetValue('Type') -bor 0x100
Set-ItemProperty $svcKey.PSPath -Name Type -Value $newType
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