The Service Application Manager for LabVIEW (SAM) is a software add-on that integrates the Windows service helper into LabVIEW. The SAM provides an API that you can use to install any Windows application, including LabVIEW-built applications, as a Windows service. You can directly start, stop, and remove Windows services from LabVIEW and check service status and select recovery options. The Service Application Manager for LabVIEW API also helps you control Windows services with advanced functions using a command set or a configuration GUI.