diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..724f7ce8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+[assembly: AssemblyTitle("SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests")]
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("Safe Exam Browser")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCompany("ETH Zürich")]
+[assembly: AssemblyProduct("SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2019 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)")]
+
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
+
+[assembly: Guid("26c4aaee-3902-400c-a154-63a357dea2f8")]
+
+// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("1.0.0.0")]
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests/SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests.csproj b/SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests/SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..90149c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests/SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" DefaultTargets="Build" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="..\packages\MSTest.TestAdapter.1.3.2\build\net45\MSTest.TestAdapter.props" Condition="Exists('..\packages\MSTest.TestAdapter.1.3.2\build\net45\MSTest.TestAdapter.props')" />
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <ProjectGuid>{26C4AAEE-3902-400C-A154-63A357DEA2F8}</ProjectGuid>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
+    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
+    <RootNamespace>SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests</AssemblyName>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.7.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <ProjectTypeGuids>{3AC096D0-A1C2-E12C-1390-A8335801FDAB};{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}</ProjectTypeGuids>
+    <VisualStudioVersion Condition="'$(VisualStudioVersion)' == ''">15.0</VisualStudioVersion>
+    <VSToolsPath Condition="'$(VSToolsPath)' == ''">$(MSBuildExtensionsPath32)\Microsoft\VisualStudio\v$(VisualStudioVersion)</VSToolsPath>
+    <ReferencePath>$(ProgramFiles)\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTT\$(VisualStudioVersion)\UITestExtensionPackages</ReferencePath>
+    <IsCodedUITest>False</IsCodedUITest>
+    <TestProjectType>UnitTest</TestProjectType>
+    <NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+    </NuGetPackageImportStamp>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.TestFramework, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\MSTest.TestFramework.1.3.2\lib\net45\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.TestFramework.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.TestFramework.Extensions, Version=14.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
+      <HintPath>..\packages\MSTest.TestFramework.1.3.2\lib\net45\Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestPlatform.TestFramework.Extensions.dll</HintPath>
+    </Reference>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Core" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="packages.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(VSToolsPath)\TeamTest\Microsoft.TestTools.targets" Condition="Exists('$(VSToolsPath)\TeamTest\Microsoft.TestTools.targets')" />
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+  <Target Name="EnsureNuGetPackageBuildImports" BeforeTargets="PrepareForBuild">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <ErrorText>This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them.  For more information, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=322105. The missing file is {0}.</ErrorText>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\MSTest.TestAdapter.1.3.2\build\net45\MSTest.TestAdapter.props')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\MSTest.TestAdapter.1.3.2\build\net45\MSTest.TestAdapter.props'))" />
+    <Error Condition="!Exists('..\packages\MSTest.TestAdapter.1.3.2\build\net45\MSTest.TestAdapter.targets')" Text="$([System.String]::Format('$(ErrorText)', '..\packages\MSTest.TestAdapter.1.3.2\build\net45\MSTest.TestAdapter.targets'))" />
+  </Target>
+  <Import Project="..\packages\MSTest.TestAdapter.1.3.2\build\net45\MSTest.TestAdapter.targets" Condition="Exists('..\packages\MSTest.TestAdapter.1.3.2\build\net45\MSTest.TestAdapter.targets')" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests/packages.config b/SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests/packages.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f7c5a18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests/packages.config
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<packages>
+  <package id="MSTest.TestAdapter" version="1.3.2" targetFramework="net472" />
+  <package id="MSTest.TestFramework" version="1.3.2" targetFramework="net472" />
+</packages>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Service/App.config b/SafeExamBrowser.Service/App.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56efbc7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Service/App.config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<configuration>
+    <startup> 
+        <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.7.2" />
+    </startup>
+</configuration>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Service/CompositionRoot.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Service/CompositionRoot.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e8e757c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Service/CompositionRoot.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+namespace SafeExamBrowser.Service
+{
+	internal class CompositionRoot
+	{
+		internal void BuildObjectGraph()
+		{
+
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Service/Installer.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Service/Installer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..99efedb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Service/Installer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.ServiceProcess;
+
+namespace SafeExamBrowser.Service
+{
+	[RunInstaller(true)]
+	public class Installer : System.Configuration.Install.Installer
+	{
+		private ServiceProcessInstaller process;
+		private ServiceInstaller service;
+
+		public Installer()
+		{
+			process = new ServiceProcessInstaller();
+			process.Account = ServiceAccount.LocalSystem;
+
+			service = new ServiceInstaller();
+			service.Description = "Performs operations which require elevated privileges.";
+			service.DisplayName = "Safe Exam Browser Service";
+			service.ServiceName = nameof(SafeExamBrowser.Service);
+			service.StartType = ServiceStartMode.Automatic;
+
+			Installers.Add(process);
+			Installers.Add(service);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Service/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Service/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..22ac2c99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Service/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
+
+// General Information about an assembly is controlled through the following
+// set of attributes. Change these attribute values to modify the information
+// associated with an assembly.
+[assembly: AssemblyTitle("SafeExamBrowser.Service")]
+[assembly: AssemblyDescription("Safe Exam Browser")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCompany("ETH Zürich")]
+[assembly: AssemblyProduct("SafeExamBrowser.Service")]
+[assembly: AssemblyCopyright("Copyright © 2019 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)")]
+
+// Setting ComVisible to false makes the types in this assembly not visible
+// to COM components.  If you need to access a type in this assembly from
+// COM, set the ComVisible attribute to true on that type.
+[assembly: ComVisible(false)]
+
+// The following GUID is for the ID of the typelib if this project is exposed to COM
+[assembly: Guid("fa3c6692-dfed-4afa-bd58-9a3da2753c78")]
+
+// Version information for an assembly consists of the following four values:
+//
+//      Major Version
+//      Minor Version
+//      Build Number
+//      Revision
+//
+// You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers
+// by using the '*' as shown below:
+// [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyInformationalVersion("1.0.0.0")]
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Service/SafeExamBrowser.Service.csproj b/SafeExamBrowser.Service/SafeExamBrowser.Service.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15e1baf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Service/SafeExamBrowser.Service.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
+  <PropertyGroup>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <ProjectGuid>{FA3C6692-DFED-4AFA-BD58-9A3DA2753C78}</ProjectGuid>
+    <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
+    <RootNamespace>SafeExamBrowser.Service</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>SafeExamBrowser.Service</AssemblyName>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.7.2</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>true</AutoGenerateBindingRedirects>
+    <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>DEBUG;TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+    <PlatformTarget>AnyCPU</PlatformTarget>
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="Microsoft.CSharp" />
+    <Reference Include="System.Configuration.Install" />
+    <Reference Include="System.ServiceProcess" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="CompositionRoot.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Installer.cs">
+      <SubType>Component</SubType>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Service.cs">
+      <SubType>Component</SubType>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <None Include="App.config" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Service/Service.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Service/Service.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f69194b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Service/Service.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)
+ *
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ */
+
+using System.ServiceProcess;
+
+namespace SafeExamBrowser.Service
+{
+	public class Service : ServiceBase
+	{
+		private CompositionRoot instances;
+
+		public Service()
+		{
+			CanPauseAndContinue = false;
+			ServiceName = nameof(SafeExamBrowser.Service);
+		}
+
+		public static void Main()
+		{
+			Run(new Service());
+		}
+
+		protected override void OnStart(string[] args)
+		{
+			//instances = new CompositionRoot();
+			//instances.BuildObjectGraph();
+			//instances.LogStartupInformation();
+
+			//var success = instances.ServiceController.TryStart();
+
+			//if (!success)
+			//{
+			//	Environment.Exit(-1);
+			//}
+		}
+
+		protected override void OnStop()
+		{
+			//instances?.ServiceController?.Terminate();
+			//instances?.LogShutdownInformation();
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.sln b/SafeExamBrowser.sln
index 63f70632..73b48daf 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.sln
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.sln
@@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SafeExamBrowser.UserInterfa
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SafeExamBrowser.UserInterface.Shared", "SafeExamBrowser.UserInterface.Shared\SafeExamBrowser.UserInterface.Shared.csproj", "{38525928-87BA-4F8C-8010-4EB97BFAAE13}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SafeExamBrowser.Service", "SafeExamBrowser.Service\SafeExamBrowser.Service.csproj", "{FA3C6692-DFED-4AFA-BD58-9A3DA2753C78}"
+EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests", "SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests\SafeExamBrowser.Service.UnitTests.csproj", "{26C4AAEE-3902-400C-A154-63A357DEA2F8}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
@@ -242,6 +246,22 @@ Global
 		{38525928-87BA-4F8C-8010-4EB97BFAAE13}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 		{38525928-87BA-4F8C-8010-4EB97BFAAE13}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|x86
 		{38525928-87BA-4F8C-8010-4EB97BFAAE13}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|x86
+		{FA3C6692-DFED-4AFA-BD58-9A3DA2753C78}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{FA3C6692-DFED-4AFA-BD58-9A3DA2753C78}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{FA3C6692-DFED-4AFA-BD58-9A3DA2753C78}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{FA3C6692-DFED-4AFA-BD58-9A3DA2753C78}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{FA3C6692-DFED-4AFA-BD58-9A3DA2753C78}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{FA3C6692-DFED-4AFA-BD58-9A3DA2753C78}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{FA3C6692-DFED-4AFA-BD58-9A3DA2753C78}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{FA3C6692-DFED-4AFA-BD58-9A3DA2753C78}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{26C4AAEE-3902-400C-A154-63A357DEA2F8}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{26C4AAEE-3902-400C-A154-63A357DEA2F8}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{26C4AAEE-3902-400C-A154-63A357DEA2F8}.Debug|x86.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
+		{26C4AAEE-3902-400C-A154-63A357DEA2F8}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{26C4AAEE-3902-400C-A154-63A357DEA2F8}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{26C4AAEE-3902-400C-A154-63A357DEA2F8}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{26C4AAEE-3902-400C-A154-63A357DEA2F8}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{26C4AAEE-3902-400C-A154-63A357DEA2F8}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 7de1bd0a..b0873eaa 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -26,5 +26,8 @@ after_test:
  - codecov -f "coverage.xml"
 artifacts:
  - path: SafeExamBrowser.Runtime\bin\$(platform)\$(configuration)
-   name: '$(appveyor_build_version)_Base'
+   name: '$(appveyor_build_version)_Base_Application'
+   type: zip
+ - path: SafeExamBrowser.Service\bin\$(platform)\$(configuration)
+   name: '$(appveyor_build_version)_Base_Service'
    type: zip