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My service runs fine when I start it manually, but why doesn AlwaysUp start it when my computer boots?

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My service runs fine when I start it manually, but why doesn AlwaysUp start it when my computer boots?

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First, please ensure that your application is set to run “Automatically, when the system boots” and NOT “Manually, from AlwaysUp”. This setting is available on the General tab when creating/editing your application. As your computer boots, Windows will start your computer’s services in sequence, one after another. Some of these are “core” services that provide basic functionality such as file sharing or printing. If your service requires, say, a network connection, then if it attempts to start before the “Workstation” service (which provides basic network connections and communications) it will fail to load. If your application depends on having access to the network, make sure that AlwaysUp is configured to start the Workstation service prior to running your application. This setting is available on the Startup tab when creating/editing your application. Other common services that may need to start before your application include Remote Procedure Call (RPC) (which provides the endpoin

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