Most native modules are not distributed in a binary format. Using native node modules on Windows can suck.

More details regarding why this is not the recommended approach are available throughout this Readme. However it is possible to use node-windows without the global flag (i.e. The recommended way to install node-windows is with npm, using the global flag: Kill Task: A method to kill a specific windows service/task (by PID).List Tasks: A method to list running windows tasks/services.Identify Administrative Privileges: Determines whether the current user has administrative privileges.Elevated Permissions: Run a command with elevated privileges (may prompt user for acceptance).Event Logging: Create logs in the Event log.Service Management: Run Node.js scripts as native Windows services.

The following features are available in node-windows: See node-mac and node-linux if you need to support those operating systems. This is not a tool for developing applications, it is a tool for releasing them. This library can be used to install/start/stop/uninstall Node scripts as Windows background services for production environments.

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