# WinSW (Windows Service Wrapper)

The Local Agent zip ships **WinSW** so `install-service.ps1` can register a real Windows Service (install / uninstall / start / stop).

- **Pinned release:** see `VERSION.txt` (WinSW.NET461 — small; needs .NET Framework 4.6.1+, present on Windows 10/11).
- **Binary:** `WinSW.NET461.exe` is downloaded at `npm run pack:zip` time (gitignored under `packaging/*.exe`). Not committed to the repo.
- **License:** [MIT](https://github.com/winsw/winsw/blob/master/LICENSE.txt) — Winsw / Kohsuke Kawaguchi et al.

Do not use bare `sc create binPath= node …` — Node is not a service-aware process; WinSW owns the SCM contract.
