Using Thread.Sleep() in a Windows Service

Question

I\'m writing a windows service that needs to sleep for long periods of time (15 hrs is the longest it will sleep, 30 mins is the shortest). I\'m currently using Thread.

Answer 1

It's generally regarded as bad practice to use Thread.Sleep() in a lot of cases.

If you want the service to run in the background, you should use a timer.

If the service only needs to be run at scheduled intervals, I'd recommend you look into using Windows task scheduler to allow Windows to run the application when you need it to.