Create a service as autorun - windows

Question

OS: windows/7/8/8.1/10 32bit
I have one question. How to create a service that would work like autorun?
Most applications install themselves in autorun through the registry or through C:\Users\Anon\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup. But there are those that are installing through the services, or rather as a service.
I have a code:
package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"time"
"syscall"
"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc"
"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/mgr"
"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/debug"
"log"
"os"
"path/filepath"
"golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/eventlog"
)
var elog debug.Log
type myservice struct{}
func (m *myservice) Execute(args []string, r <-chan svc.ChangeRequest, changes chan<- svc.Status) (ssec bool, errno uint32) {
const cmdsAccepted = svc.AcceptStop | svc.AcceptShutdown | svc.AcceptPauseAndContinue
changes <- svc.Status{State: svc.StartPending}
fasttick := time.Tick(500 * time.Millisecond)
slowtick := time.Tick(2 * time.Second)
tick := fasttick
changes <- svc.Status{State: svc.Running, Accepts: cmdsAccepted}
elog.Info(1, strings.Join(args, "-"))
loop:
for {
select {
case <-tick:
beep()
elog.Info(1, "beep")
case c := <-r:
switch c.Cmd {
case svc.Interrogate:
changes <- c.CurrentStatus
// Testing deadlock from https://code.google.com/p/winsvc/issues/detail?id=4
time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
changes <- c.CurrentStatus
case svc.Stop, svc.Shutdown:
break loop
case svc.Pause:
changes <- svc.Status{State: svc.Paused, Accepts: cmdsAccepted}
tick = slowtick
case svc.Continue:
changes <- svc.Status{State: svc.Running, Accepts: cmdsAccepted}
tick = fasttick
default:
elog.Error(1, fmt.Sprintf("unexpected control request #%d", c))
}
}
}
changes <- svc.Status{State: svc.StopPending}
return
}
func runService(name string, isDebug bool) {
var err error
if isDebug {
elog = debug.New(name)
} else {
elog, err = eventlog.Open(name)
if err != nil {
return
}
}
defer elog.Close()
elog.Info(1, fmt.Sprintf("starting %s service", name))
run := svc.Run
if isDebug {
run = debug.Run
}
err = run(name, &myservice{})
if err != nil {
elog.Error(1, fmt.Sprintf("%s service failed: %v", name, err))
return
}
elog.Info(1, fmt.Sprintf("%s service stopped", name))
}
func startService(name string) error {
m, err := mgr.Connect()
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer m.Disconnect()
s, err := m.OpenService(name)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("could not access service: %v", err)
}
defer s.Close()
err = s.Start("is", "auto-started")
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("could not start service: %v", err)
}
return nil
}
func controlService(name string, c svc.Cmd, to svc.State) error {
m, err := mgr.Connect()
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer m.Disconnect()
s, err := m.OpenService(name)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("could not access service: %v", err)
}
defer s.Close()
status, err := s.Control(c)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("could not send control=%d: %v", c, err)
}
timeout := time.Now().Add(10 * time.Second)
for status.State != to {
if timeout.Before(time.Now()) {
return fmt.Errorf("timeout waiting for service to go to state=%d", to)
}
time.Sleep(300 * time.Millisecond)
status, err = s.Query()
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("could not retrieve service status: %v", err)
}
}
return nil
}
func main() {
const svcName = "Best Service"
isIntSess, err := svc.IsAnInteractiveSession()
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("failed to determine if we are running in an interactive session: %v", err)
}
if !isIntSess {
runService(svcName, false)
return
}
/*err = controlService(svcName, svc.Stop, svc.Stopped)
err = removeService(svcName)*/
err = installService(svcName, "Best Service")
runService(svcName, true)
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("failed to %s: %v", svcName, err)
}
return
}
func exePath() (string, error) {
prog := os.Args[0]
p, err := filepath.Abs(prog)
if err != nil {
return "", err
}
fi, err := os.Stat(p)
if err == nil {
if !fi.Mode().IsDir() {
return p, nil
}
err = fmt.Errorf("%s is directory", p)
}
if filepath.Ext(p) == "" {
p += ".exe"
fi, err := os.Stat(p)
if err == nil {
if !fi.Mode().IsDir() {
return p, nil
}
err = fmt.Errorf("%s is directory", p)
}
}
return "", err
}
func installService(name, desc string) error {
exepath, err := exePath()
if err != nil {
return err
}
m, err := mgr.Connect()
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer m.Disconnect()
s, err := m.OpenService(name)
if err == nil {
s.Close()
return fmt.Errorf("service %s already exists", name)
}
s, err = m.CreateService(name, exepath, mgr.Config{DisplayName: desc, Description: "BB service"}, "is", "auto-started")
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer s.Close()
err = eventlog.InstallAsEventCreate(name, eventlog.Error|eventlog.Warning|eventlog.Info)
if err != nil {
s.Delete()
return fmt.Errorf("SetupEventLogSource() failed: %s", err)
}
return nil
}
func removeService(name string) error {
m, err := mgr.Connect()
if err != nil {
return err
}
defer m.Disconnect()
s, err := m.OpenService(name)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("service %s is not installed", name)
}
defer s.Close()
err = s.Delete()
if err != nil {
return err
}
err = eventlog.Remove(name)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("RemoveEventLogSource() failed: %s", err)
}
return nil
}
var (
beepFunc = syscall.MustLoadDLL("user32.dll").MustFindProc("MessageBeep")
)
func beep() {
beepFunc.Call(0xffffffff)
}
Application is installed and every time I exit the application the service stops. I need that even after restarting the PC the service worked and the application started. How can I do it?

Answer 1

maybe it's not actual but during the creation of the service you should extend and pass Config
mgr.Config{DisplayName: desc, StartType: mgr.StartAutomatic}
like here:
s, err = m.CreateService(name, exepath, mgr.Config{DisplayName: desc, StartType: mgr.StartAutomatic}, "is", "auto-started")
if err != nil {
return err
}
Here you can find all necessary constants and functions:
https://github.com/golang/sys/blob/master/windows/svc/mgr/config.go

Answer 2

On Windows 10 go to Task Scheduler > Task Scheduler Library > Create Basic Task > Trigger: when the computer starts > Action: Start a program.
When running the task, use the following user account: SYSTEM.

Answer 3

There is a package in the standard library that does this:
https://godoc.org/golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc
example: https://github.com/golang/sys/tree/master/windows/svc/example