Service Control

The Service Control view shows the service control entries included in the MSI and lets you start, stop, or delete Windows services during installation, uninstallation, or repair.

Fields

Field	Description
Service Name	Specifies the name of the service to control.
Arguments	Sets optional command-line arguments passed when starting the service.
Component	Defines the component associated with the service control action.
Wait till action completes	Makes the installer wait until the service action finishes before continuing.

Actions by phase

Phase	Available actions
During Installation	Start, Stop, Delete
During Uninstallation	Start, Stop, Delete

note

A common use case is stopping a service before replacing its files during an upgrade or deleting the service during uninstall.