WindowsServices on Marko Apfelhttp://blog.marko-apfel.de/tags/windowsservices/Recent content in WindowsServices on Marko ApfelHugoen-USThu, 12 Mar 2026 08:22:30 +0100Fail Closed: Best Practices for Service Startup Behavior and Logginghttp://blog.marko-apfel.de/posts/service-startup-and-logging/Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:22:30 +0100http://blog.marko-apfel.de/posts/service-startup-and-logging/A service that limps along in a broken state is worse than one that stops. Here’s a fail-closed approach to startup failures, and a logging structure that keeps operators in the loop.