Register for PRESHUTDOWN notifications on Windows Vista+

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    • Type: Bug
    • Resolution: Done
    • Priority: Major - P3
    • 3.0.6, 3.1.7
    • Affects Version/s: 3.0.5
    • Component/s: Internal Code
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    • Windows
    • Platform 8 08/28/15
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      In Windows Vista, Microsoft changed the definition of SERVICE_CONTROL_SHUTDOWN such that there is a global OS timeout so that machines shutdown faster. In this case, the OS automatically terminates services that exceed the global timeout (typically 3 or 12 seconds). The services cannot veto this.

      For data sensitive applications like databases, the correct event to register for is SERVICE_CONTROL_PRESHUTDOWN which allows applications to ask for longer timeouts via ChangeServiceConfig2 during installation, and forces Windows to wait for the service to stop or timeout. The default is 5 minutes.

              Assignee:
              Mark Benvenuto
              Reporter:
              Mark Benvenuto
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