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Install and Configure the AdminStudioHostService

This page provides detailed steps for installing and configuring AdminStudioHostService on your machine.

To install and configure AdminStudioHostService:

  1. The AdminStudioHostService installation files are included with the AdminStudio installation package. You can find these files in the AdminStudio installation directory.
  2. Open Cmd prompt and navigate to the .NET framework latest version root directory.
    • "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319"
  3. Run the following Cmd to install and register the AdminStudioHostService.
    • InstallUtil.exe "C:\Program Files (x86)\AdminStudio\2025\Common\AdminStudioHostService.exe"
  4. While executing the above cmd prompts user to provide the user credentials once the details are provided the service will be installed.
  5. Once the Installation is done under services of VM new service with name 'AdminStudioHostService' will be present and it will be in running state.

To uninstall the AdminStudioHostService:

  1. Open Cmd prompt and navigate to the .NET framework latest version root directory.
    • "C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319"
  2. Run the following Cmd to uninstall the AdminStudioHostService.
    • InstallUtil.exe -u "C:\Program Files (x86)\AdminStudio\2025\Common\AdminStudioHostService.exe"