No GUI; XML config can be verbose. 5. SrvStart – Lightweight & Script-Friendly | Feature | Detail | |---------|--------| | License | Freeware | | Key Strength | Very small (~100KB) | | Service GUI | No | | Command-line | Yes | | Failure Actions | Limited (simple restart) | | Logging | To Windows Event Log | | Run as user | Yes | | Multiple instances | Yes |
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