DVR Service on Windows

[sc445566]

Hi-

New user here. I have Channels DVR running on a Windows 10 box. I noticed today it was offline. I logged into the PC via remote desktop, and then it was back. It appears that Windows Update was still active (in spite of my attempts to disable it), so the reboot / stuck DVR may have been a result of that. I tried again to disable the Update service, so we'll see if that sticks. I rebooted manually and the DVR came back (without me logging in).

While I was in the Services app I was looking for a "Channels DVR" service, but I didn't see one. I tried the "SetupChannelsDVR.exe" link in this post:

Windows 10 DVR - Run as a service

EDIT: Channels DVR has this capability built in now. for Historical purposes: i was messing around today with the windows version and decided to play with running it as a service. here is what i did: Install Channels DVR. then from the task bar, stop the DVR. download 2003 Server Resource Kit Tools - ONLY FROM MICROSOFT! https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=17657 then, assuming that you are running this on Windows 10x64 and did a default tools and dvr install, open …

and it appears that it's running as a service.

Should I be concerned that I don't see a "Channels DVR" listed in the Windows Services app? Seems like it would be handy to be able to confirm it's running, restart if needed, etc.

Thanks in advance!

[ImNotSerious]

Yes, you should see it as “Channels DVR Engine” in services. Since you can only get the service during install, sounds like a reinstall. Watch the options.

It will then be running properly after updates. This is how mine is configured as well.

[sc445566]

Will a re-install blow away my recordings / passes / config? Or should that all get preserved?

[chDVRuser]

If you follow these steps you won't lose anything.

Follow the steps here, but replace the Migrate your data step with the uninstall here

[mguebert]

I use a tool called NSSM to run the channels DVR as a service. My Channels DVR is running on Server Essentials so I used this to make sure reboots wouldn't require logging in to enable the DVR. It comes up automatically at any reboot.