How to Start/Stop Retail Demo Service
Service name: RetailDemo
Display name: Retail Demo Service
Description:
The Retail Demo service controls device activity while the device is in retail demo mode.
Path to executable:
C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k rdxgroup
CMD:
This method shows you how to Start/Stop Retail Demo Service service from Command Prompt
Perform the following steps:
Please go to Start and click on the Type here to search
Type cmd, right click on cmd icon under the Programs and click on Run as administrator
Please confirm User Account Control pop-up
Please select, right and copy a registry key from below, then right click on command prompt window, select Paste and press Enter
To Start Retail Demo Service service:
net start RetailDemo
sc start RetailDemo
Note: You can’t start a service if Startup type is on Disabled.
To Stop Retail Demo Service service:
net stop RetailDemo
sc stop RetailDemo
To change Startup type:
Automatic:
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\RetailDemo" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
sc config RetailDemo start= auto
Manual:
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\RetailDemo" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 3 /f
sc config RetailDemo start= demand
Disabled:
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\RetailDemo" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f
sc config RetailDemo start= disabled
Automatic (Delayed Start):
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\RetailDemo" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 2 /f
sc config RetailDemo start= delayed-auto
Note: When you change to Automatic (Delayed Start) a new key DelayedAutostart is created with value 1.
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\RetailDemo" /v DelayedAutostart /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
When you change to Automatic from Automatic (Delayed Start), DelayedAutostart change value to 0.
REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\RetailDemo" /v DelayedAutostart /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
