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Jovani_smo
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3 years ago
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How to start service Windows with TestComplete

Hi guys! I'm using Windows 10 and TC 15.54. Using WMI.GetServiceState I can get the status of the service, in this case it is Stopped. How do I start this service through TestComplete? I already ...
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    Jovani_smo
    3 years ago

    Yes, it works... I solved it by opening the CMD screen and running there 🙂

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rraghvani
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3 years ago

You might not have elevated privileges to run WshShell.Run, as the permissions are inherited from TC. If you were to run TC as an Administrator, then it will work.

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Jovani_smo
Occasional Contributor
3 years ago

Hi rraghvani!

I tried to start TC as an administrator, and run the command WshShell.Run("net start" + ServiceName); but it still didn't start the service 😞