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Allow a Windows service to interact with the desktop without being LocalSystem
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jenkins-service-with-interactive.ps1
# stolen from:
# http://lostechies.com/keithdahlby/2011/08/13/allowing-a-windows-service-to-interact-with-desktop-without-localsystem/
#
# NOTE: Be sure to run as Admin and restart to take effect.
$svcName = Get-Service -DisplayName *jenkins* | 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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cpear commented Apr 26, 2018

Wow. Does this work still with Windows 10?

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Windows 10 - didn't work.

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