Qosium Probe is typically run as a Windows service. However, it can also be run as a normal desktop application. This section describes how to run Probe on Windows, and what options are available.
Qosium Probe can be launched either as an application or service in Windows. Using shortcuts created by Qosium installer is the most convenient choice. Nonetheless, Probe can be also launched directly from the installation folder.
Qosium Probe is typically run as a Windows service. This is convenient since Probe will then always start with the operating system. Starting and stopping the service is also possible via the shortcuts:
The shortcuts are as follows:
The same can also be configured directly from the command prompt. To do this, start Windows Command Prompt, change directory to Qosium installation folder, and execute QosiumProbe.exe with arguments, as demonstrated below.
Install Qosium Probe as a Windows service:
QosiumProbe.exe install
Start Qosium Probe service:
QosiumProbe.exe start
Stop Qosium Probe service:
QosiumProbe.exe stop
Uninstall Qosium Probe service:
QosiumProbe.exe uninstall
In addition to running as a service, Qosium Probe can be launched the same way as any other Windows application. If an installation package was used to install the software, access Windows start menu and use the shortcut Run Qosium Probe directly.
If the shortcut is not available, locate the installation folder and simply execute QosiumProbe.exe.