diff --git a/Advapi32.cs b/Advapi32.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+namespace Advapi32
+{
+    class ServiceManager
+    {
+        private IntPtr Handle;
+
+        public ServiceManager()
+        {
+            Handle = Advapi32.OpenSCManager(null, null, (uint)Advapi32.SCM_ACCESS.SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS);
+            if (Handle == IntPtr.Zero)
+            {
+                throw new Exception(String.Format("Error connecting to Service Control Manager. Error provided was: 0x{0:X}", Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()));
+            }
+        }
+
+        public Service Open(string serviceName)
+        {
+            IntPtr svcHandle = Advapi32.OpenService(Handle, serviceName, (int)Advapi32.SERVICE_ACCESS.SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS);
+            if (svcHandle == IntPtr.Zero)
+            {
+                throw new Exception(String.Format("Error opening service for modifying. Error returned was: 0x{0:X}", Marshal.GetLastWin32Error()));
+            }
+            return new Service(svcHandle);
+        }
+
+        public void Dispose()
+        {
+            Advapi32.CloseServiceHandle(Handle);
+            Handle = IntPtr.Zero;
+        }
+    }
+
+    class Service
+    {
+        internal IntPtr Handle;
+
+        internal Service(IntPtr service)
+        {
+            Handle = service;
+        }
+
+
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Advapi32.dll wrapper for performing additional service related operations that are not
+    /// available in WMI.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class Advapi32
+    {
+        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static extern bool ChangeServiceConfig2(IntPtr hService, int dwInfoLevel, IntPtr lpInfo);
+
+        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
+        internal static extern IntPtr OpenSCManager(string machineName, string databaseName, uint dwAccess);
+
+        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true, CharSet = CharSet.Auto)]
+        internal static extern IntPtr OpenService(IntPtr hSCManager, string lpServiceName, uint dwDesiredAccess);
+        
+        [DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
+        [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
+        internal static extern bool CloseServiceHandle(IntPtr hSCObject);
+
+        internal enum SCM_ACCESS : uint
+        {
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Required to connect to the service control manager.
+            /// </summary>
+            SC_MANAGER_CONNECT = 0x00001,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Required to call the CreateService function to create a service
+            /// object and add it to the database.
+            /// </summary>
+            SC_MANAGER_CREATE_SERVICE = 0x00002,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Required to call the EnumServicesStatusEx function to list the 
+            /// services that are in the database.
+            /// </summary>
+            SC_MANAGER_ENUMERATE_SERVICE = 0x00004,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Required to call the LockServiceDatabase function to acquire a 
+            /// lock on the database.
+            /// </summary>
+            SC_MANAGER_LOCK = 0x00008,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Required to call the QueryServiceLockStatus function to retrieve 
+            /// the lock status information for the database.
+            /// </summary>
+            SC_MANAGER_QUERY_LOCK_STATUS = 0x00010,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Required to call the NotifyBootConfigStatus function.
+            /// </summary>
+            SC_MANAGER_MODIFY_BOOT_CONFIG = 0x00020,
+
+            /// <summary>
+            /// Includes STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED, in addition to all access 
+            /// rights in this table.
+            /// </summary>
+            SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS = ACCESS_MASK.STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED |
+                SC_MANAGER_CONNECT |
+                SC_MANAGER_CREATE_SERVICE |
+                SC_MANAGER_ENUMERATE_SERVICE |
+                SC_MANAGER_LOCK |
+                SC_MANAGER_QUERY_LOCK_STATUS |
+                SC_MANAGER_MODIFY_BOOT_CONFIG,
+
+            GENERIC_READ = ACCESS_MASK.STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ |
+                SC_MANAGER_ENUMERATE_SERVICE |
+                SC_MANAGER_QUERY_LOCK_STATUS,
+
+            GENERIC_WRITE = ACCESS_MASK.STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE |
+                SC_MANAGER_CREATE_SERVICE |
+                SC_MANAGER_MODIFY_BOOT_CONFIG,
+
+            GENERIC_EXECUTE = ACCESS_MASK.STANDARD_RIGHTS_EXECUTE |
+                SC_MANAGER_CONNECT | SC_MANAGER_LOCK,
+
+            GENERIC_ALL = SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS,
+        }
+
+        [Flags]
+        internal enum SERVICE_ACCESS : uint
+        {
+            STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = 0xF0000,
+            SERVICE_QUERY_CONFIG = 0x00001,
+            SERVICE_CHANGE_CONFIG = 0x00002,
+            SERVICE_QUERY_STATUS = 0x00004,
+            SERVICE_ENUMERATE_DEPENDENTS = 0x00008,
+            SERVICE_START = 0x00010,
+            SERVICE_STOP = 0x00020,
+            SERVICE_PAUSE_CONTINUE = 0x00040,
+            SERVICE_INTERROGATE = 0x00080,
+            SERVICE_USER_DEFINED_CONTROL = 0x00100,
+            SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS = (STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED |
+                              SERVICE_QUERY_CONFIG |
+                              SERVICE_CHANGE_CONFIG |
+                              SERVICE_QUERY_STATUS |
+                              SERVICE_ENUMERATE_DEPENDENTS |
+                              SERVICE_START |
+                              SERVICE_STOP |
+                              SERVICE_PAUSE_CONTINUE |
+                              SERVICE_INTERROGATE |
+                              SERVICE_USER_DEFINED_CONTROL)
+        }
+
+        [Flags]
+        internal enum ACCESS_MASK : uint
+        {
+             DELETE = 0x00010000,
+             READ_CONTROL = 0x00020000,
+             WRITE_DAC = 0x00040000,
+             WRITE_OWNER = 0x00080000,
+             SYNCHRONIZE = 0x00100000,
+
+             STANDARD_RIGHTS_REQUIRED = 0x000f0000,
+
+             STANDARD_RIGHTS_READ = 0x00020000,
+             STANDARD_RIGHTS_WRITE = 0x00020000,
+             STANDARD_RIGHTS_EXECUTE = 0x00020000,
+
+             STANDARD_RIGHTS_ALL = 0x001f0000,
+
+             SPECIFIC_RIGHTS_ALL = 0x0000ffff,
+
+             ACCESS_SYSTEM_SECURITY = 0x01000000,
+
+             MAXIMUM_ALLOWED = 0x02000000,
+
+             GENERIC_READ = 0x80000000,
+             GENERIC_WRITE = 0x40000000,
+             GENERIC_EXECUTE = 0x20000000,
+             GENERIC_ALL = 0x10000000,
+
+             DESKTOP_READOBJECTS = 0x00000001,
+             DESKTOP_CREATEWINDOW = 0x00000002,
+             DESKTOP_CREATEMENU = 0x00000004,
+             DESKTOP_HOOKCONTROL = 0x00000008,
+             DESKTOP_JOURNALRECORD = 0x00000010,
+             DESKTOP_JOURNALPLAYBACK = 0x00000020,
+             DESKTOP_ENUMERATE = 0x00000040,
+             DESKTOP_WRITEOBJECTS = 0x00000080,
+             DESKTOP_SWITCHDESKTOP = 0x00000100,
+
+             WINSTA_ENUMDESKTOPS = 0x00000001,
+             WINSTA_READATTRIBUTES = 0x00000002,
+             WINSTA_ACCESSCLIPBOARD = 0x00000004,
+             WINSTA_CREATEDESKTOP = 0x00000008,
+             WINSTA_WRITEATTRIBUTES = 0x00000010,
+             WINSTA_ACCESSGLOBALATOMS = 0x00000020,
+             WINSTA_EXITWINDOWS = 0x00000040,
+             WINSTA_ENUMERATE = 0x00000100,
+             WINSTA_READSCREEN = 0x00000200,
+
+             WINSTA_ALL_ACCESS = 0x0000037f
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/winsw.csproj b/winsw.csproj
index 9e3128c..cfbb8db 100644
--- a/winsw.csproj
+++ b/winsw.csproj
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
     <Reference Include="System.Xml" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Advapi32.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Download.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DynamicProxy.cs" />
     <Compile Include="LogAppenders.cs" />