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After install and restart, SmartMail.exe service startup type is set to Manual. Can I change that? Why does it do that?
Problem reported by jasonj - 8/19/2019 at 1:00 PM
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After I install a newer version of SmartMail and restart our server, the startup type for the SmartMail.exe service gets set to Manual.

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Scarab Replied
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I haven't experienced the same issue. I do know that the .EXE installer will remove the Service entirely, if exists, and readds it anew. If you have a Group Policy preventing Services from being added as Automatic that could be the cause of it. Regardless, from an elevated cmd prompt you should be able to use

Set-Service -Name MailService -StartupType Automatic
I know the big one for me is always forgetting to set the Recovery Options to "Restart the Service" instead of "None" for 1st, 2nd, and Subsequent Failures every time I install an update. This always gets my goat about the SmarterMail installer!
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Kyle Kerst Replied
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This should not happen on upgrade, but yes you can adjust the startup type by adjusting the properties of the SmarterMail service. 
Kyle Kerst System/Network Administrator SmarterTools Inc. (877) 357-6278 www.smartertools.com

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