System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.Start C# (CSharp) Method

        public void Start()
        {
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Start the service with the given name and wait until the status of the service is running.
        /// If the service status is not running after the given timeout then the service is considered not started.
        /// You can call this method after stop or pause the service in order to re-start it.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="serviceName">The name of the service</param>
        /// <param name="timeout">The timeout.</param>
        /// <returns>True if the service has been started. Otherwise, false.</returns>
        public static bool StartService(string serviceName, TimeSpan timeout)
        {
            try
            {
                bool timeoutEnabled = (timeout.CompareTo(TimeSpan.Zero) > 0);
                using (ServiceController c = new ServiceController(serviceName))
                {
                    c.Refresh();
                    if (timeoutEnabled && c.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Running)
                        return true;
                    if (!timeoutEnabled && (c.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Running || c.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.StartPending || c.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.ContinuePending))
                        return true;

                    if (c.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Paused || c.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.ContinuePending)
                        c.Continue();
                    else if (c.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped || c.Status == ServiceControllerStatus.StartPending)
                        c.Start();
                    if (timeoutEnabled)
                        c.WaitForStatus(ServiceControllerStatus.Running, timeout);
                    return true;
                }
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                Utils.Trace(e, "Unexpected error starting service {0}.", serviceName);
                return false;
            }
        }