murrayju · AbdulRaoufMKamal · Feb 19, 2025 · Feb 19, 2025 · Mar 24, 2025 · Mar 26, 2025
diff --git a/AppWithPrivileges/App.xaml b/AppWithPrivileges/App.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<Application x:Class="AppWithPrivileges.App"
+             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:AppWithPrivileges"
+             StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml">
+    <Application.Resources>
+
+    </Application.Resources>
+</Application>
diff --git a/AppWithPrivileges/App.xaml.cs b/AppWithPrivileges/App.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+using System.Configuration;
+using System.Data;
+using System.Windows;
+
+namespace AppWithPrivileges
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interaction logic for App.xaml
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class App : Application
+    {
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/AppWithPrivileges/AppWithPrivileges.csproj b/AppWithPrivileges/AppWithPrivileges.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
+
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <TargetFramework>net6.0-windows</TargetFramework>
+    <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
+    <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
+    <UseWPF>true</UseWPF>
+    <ApplicationManifest>app.manifest</ApplicationManifest>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
+</Project>
diff --git a/AppWithPrivileges/AssemblyInfo.cs b/AppWithPrivileges/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+using System.Windows;
+
+[assembly: ThemeInfo(
+    ResourceDictionaryLocation.None,            //where theme specific resource dictionaries are located
+                                                //(used if a resource is not found in the page,
+                                                // or application resource dictionaries)
+    ResourceDictionaryLocation.SourceAssembly   //where the generic resource dictionary is located
+                                                //(used if a resource is not found in the page,
+                                                // app, or any theme specific resource dictionaries)
+)]
diff --git a/AppWithPrivileges/MainWindow.xaml b/AppWithPrivileges/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<Window x:Class="AppWithPrivileges.MainWindow"
+        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:AppWithPrivileges"
+        mc:Ignorable="d"
+        Title="App" Height="450" Width="800">
+    <Grid>
+        <Label FontSize="20"
+               FontFamily="Verdana" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Center">
+            This is an App with privliges
+        </Label>
+    </Grid>
+</Window>
diff --git a/AppWithPrivileges/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/AppWithPrivileges/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System.Text;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
+using System.Windows.Navigation;
+using System.Windows.Shapes;
+
+namespace AppWithPrivileges
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interaction logic for MainWindow.xaml
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class MainWindow : Window
+    {
+        public MainWindow()
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/AppWithPrivileges/app.manifest b/AppWithPrivileges/app.manifest
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<assembly manifestVersion="1.0" xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+  <assemblyIdentity version="1.0.0.0" name="MyApplication.app"/>
+  <trustInfo xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v2">
+    <security>
+      <requestedPrivileges xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+        <!-- UAC Manifest Options
+             If you want to change the Windows User Account Control level replace the 
+             requestedExecutionLevel node with one of the following.
+
+        <requestedExecutionLevel  level="asInvoker" uiAccess="false" />
+        <requestedExecutionLevel  level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false" />
+        <requestedExecutionLevel  level="highestAvailable" uiAccess="false" />
+
+            Specifying requestedExecutionLevel element will disable file and registry virtualization. 
+            Remove this element if your application requires this virtualization for backwards
+            compatibility.
+        -->
+        <requestedExecutionLevel level="requireAdministrator" uiAccess="false" />
+      </requestedPrivileges>
+    </security>
+  </trustInfo>
+
+  <compatibility xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:compatibility.v1">
+    <application>
+      <!-- A list of the Windows versions that this application has been tested on
+           and is designed to work with. Uncomment the appropriate elements
+           and Windows will automatically select the most compatible environment. -->
+
+      <!-- Windows Vista -->
+      <!--<supportedOS Id="{e2011457-1546-43c5-a5fe-008deee3d3f0}" />-->
+
+      <!-- Windows 7 -->
+      <!--<supportedOS Id="{35138b9a-5d96-4fbd-8e2d-a2440225f93a}" />-->
+
+      <!-- Windows 8 -->
+      <!--<supportedOS Id="{4a2f28e3-53b9-4441-ba9c-d69d4a4a6e38}" />-->
+
+      <!-- Windows 8.1 -->
+      <!--<supportedOS Id="{1f676c76-80e1-4239-95bb-83d0f6d0da78}" />-->
+
+      <!-- Windows 10 -->
+      <!--<supportedOS Id="{8e0f7a12-bfb3-4fe8-b9a5-48fd50a15a9a}" />-->
+
+    </application>
+  </compatibility>
+
+  <!-- Indicates that the application is DPI-aware and will not be automatically scaled by Windows at higher
+       DPIs. Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications are automatically DPI-aware and do not need 
+       to opt in. Windows Forms applications targeting .NET Framework 4.6 that opt into this setting, should 
+       also set the 'EnableWindowsFormsHighDpiAutoResizing' setting to 'true' in their app.config. 
+
+       Makes the application long-path aware. See https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation -->
+  <!--
+  <application xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v3">
+    <windowsSettings>
+      <dpiAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2005/WindowsSettings">true</dpiAware>
+      <longPathAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">true</longPathAware>
+    </windowsSettings>
+  </application>
+  -->
+
+  <!-- Enable themes for Windows common controls and dialogs (Windows XP and later) -->
+  <!--
+  <dependency>
+    <dependentAssembly>
+      <assemblyIdentity
+          type="win32"
+          name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
+          version="6.0.0.0"
+          processorArchitecture="*"
+          publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
+          language="*"
+        />
+    </dependentAssembly>
+  </dependency>
+  -->
+
+</assembly>
diff --git a/DemoModernService/DemoModernService.cs b/DemoModernService/DemoModernService.cs
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting;
 using murrayju.ProcessExtensions;
+using System.Diagnostics;
 
 namespace DemoModernService;
 
 internal class DemoModernService : BackgroundService
 {
     protected override async Task ExecuteAsync(CancellationToken stoppingToken)
     {
-        ProcessExtensions.StartProcessAsCurrentUser("calc.exe");
+        string appPath = "AppWithPrivileges.exe";
+
+        string solutionDirectory = Directory.GetParent(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory).Parent.Parent.Parent.Parent.FullName;
+        string targetProjectName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(appPath);
+        string workDir = Path.Combine(solutionDirectory, targetProjectName, "bin", "Debug", "net6.0-windows");
+
+        ProcessExtensions.LaunchProcess(appPath: appPath, workDir: workDir);
     }
 }
diff --git a/DemoModernService/DemoModernService.csproj b/DemoModernService/DemoModernService.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="8.0.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices" Version="9.0.2" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

diff --git a/DemoService/App.config b/DemoService/App.config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
     <startup> 
-        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8.1" />
+        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/>
     </startup>
-</configuration>
+</configuration>
diff --git a/DemoService/DemoService.cs b/DemoService/DemoService.cs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public DemoService()
 
         protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
         {
-            ProcessExtensions.StartProcessAsCurrentUser("calc.exe");
+            ProcessExtensions.LaunchProcess("calc.exe");
         }
 
         protected override void OnStop()

diff --git a/DemoService/DemoService.csproj b/DemoService/DemoService.csproj
@@ -8,10 +8,11 @@
     <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
     <RootNamespace>demo</RootNamespace>
     <AssemblyName>DemoService</AssemblyName>
-    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.8</TargetFrameworkVersion>
     <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
     <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
     <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
+    <TargetFrameworkProfile />
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
@@ -38,6 +39,9 @@
       <HintPath>..\..\..\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.8.1\System.Configuration.Install.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Security.Principal.Windows, Version=5.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\System.Security.Principal.Windows.5.0.0\lib\net461\System.Security.Principal.Windows.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
     <Reference Include="System.ServiceProcess">
       <HintPath>..\..\..\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\.NETFramework\v4.8.1\System.ServiceProcess.dll</HintPath>
     </Reference>
@@ -68,6 +72,7 @@
     <None Include="deleteService.bat">
       <CopyToOutputDirectory>Always</CopyToOutputDirectory>
     </None>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <EmbeddedResource Include="ProjectInstaller.resx" />

diff --git a/DemoService/packages.config b/DemoService/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="System.Security.Principal.Windows" version="5.0.0" targetFramework="net48" />
+</packages>