Edit WIN​.INI to run application as service in WindowViewer

If the option Start following application in WindowViewer as a service is enabled in the Node Properties, you can manually enter the application directory into the WIN.INI file. If you update the WIN.INI file before selecting the application in Application Manager, WindowViewer runs as a service for the application once selected.

You can also update the WIN.INI with the application open in WindowMaker. If you then fast-switch to run time, WindowViewer runs as a service for the application.

Note: The above functionality is not supported for Managed InTouch applications. If you attempt to fast-switch a Managed application from WindowMaker to run as a service in WindowViewer, a warning message will be logged in the Logger.

The WIN.INI is located here:

C:\ProgramData\Wonderware\InTouch\Service\win.ini

Enter the directory of the application you want to run as a service, as in the example below: