What are Windows services?

Windows services, previously called as NT services, are applications that are installed on the system as system services. In other words, Windows services are applications that run in the background with the Windows operating system. The primary use of Windows services is to decrease the consumption of memory required for performing backend operations. Let's take an instance to understand this simply. Suppose you require performing a variety of functions, such as monitor the performance of your computer or application, checking the status of an application, and managing various devices, such as printers.

In such a case, you can use Windows services to decrease memory consumption. In addition, Windows services can run on your system even if you have not logged on to your computer. In addition, these services do not have any user interface