# Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices

`Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices` contains implementation for using hosting in Windows Services.

Documentation can be found at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.extensions.hosting.

## Contribution Bar
- [x] [We consider new features, new APIs, bug fixes, and performance changes](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/tree/main/src/libraries#contribution-bar)

The APIs and functionality are mature, but do get extended occasionally.

## Deployment
[Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices](https://www.nuget.org/packages/Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.WindowsServices) is included in the ASP.NET Core shared framework. The package is deployed as out-of-band (OOB) too and can be referenced into projects directly.
