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You need to debug a Windows Service application by using breakpoints. What should you do?
The correct answer is D. Use the Attach to Process menu in Microsoft Visual Studio. Because a service must be run from within the context of the Services Control Manager rather than from within Visual Studio, debugging a service is not as straightforward as debugging other Visual Studio application types. To debug a service, you must start the service and then…
Understanding Desktop Applications
Question
You need to debug a Windows Service application by using breakpoints. What should you do?
Options
- AWrite all events to an event log.
- BSet the Windows Service status to Paused.
- CImplement the Console.WriteLine method throughout the Windows Service.
- DUse the Attach to Process menu in Microsoft Visual Studio.
How the community answered
(54 responses)- A4% (2)
- B19% (10)
- C7% (4)
- D70% (38)
Explanation
- Because a service must be run from within the context of the Services Control Manager rather than from within Visual Studio, debugging a service is not as straightforward as debugging other Visual Studio application types. To debug a service, you must start the service and then attach a debugger to the process in which it is running. * To debug a service Install your service. Start your service, either from Services Control Manager, Server Explorer, or from code. In Visual Studio, choose Attach to Process from the Debug menu.
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#Windows Service#debugging#Visual Studio attach to process#breakpoints
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