//go:build windows // +build windows package winservices import ( "golang.org/x/sys/windows/svc/mgr" ) type scmanager struct { mgr *mgr.Mgr } func openSCManager() (*scmanager, error) { m, err := mgr.Connect() if err != nil { return nil, err } return &scmanager{m}, nil } func (sc *scmanager) close() error { return sc.mgr.Disconnect() } func getService(serviceName string) (*mgr.Service, error) { m, err := openSCManager() if err != nil { return nil, err } defer m.close() return m.mgr.OpenService(serviceName) }