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August 5, 2026
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ColdFusion version 2025 restart

  • August 5, 2026
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Hi,


I recently downloaded and installed the version ColdFusion 2025 trial edition using GUI installer.
After the installation,I was able to access the ColdFusion Administrator page successfully.

However,I do not see the start/stop option for the ColdFusion Application Service in the windows Services console. So, I am unable to restart the service.

Could you please advise how to enable or access the ColdFusion service?
 

Thank you
 

    5 replies

    RzAfAuthor
    Known Participant
    August 26, 2026

    It was an admin access issue, able to see the option after getting permission 

    BKBK
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 26, 2026

    Thanks for the update, ​@RzAf . Do I understand correctly that the issue is now solved? 

    If so, could you please share the solution? A brief description is enough, and will be of help to fellow developers.

    Adobe Employee
    August 13, 2026

    Hello Rza,

    Please let us know how you launched the installer, i.e., did you run the installer as admin, or did you just double-click the GUI installer.

    Can you try the steps below and check if the Windows service is getting created

    1- Launch Command Prompt as Administrator

    2- Run this command sc create “ColdFusion 2025 Application Server” binPath= C:\ColdFusion2025\cfusion\bin\coldfusionsvc.exe start= auto DisplayName= “ColdFusion 2025 Application Server”

    Thanks & Regards

    Ravi

     

    BKBK
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 5, 2026

    Here are some more thoughts in addition to Charlie’s:

    1. Open the Command Prompt (CMD) and run the following command (to find services whose names contain “ColdFusion”)
       
      sc query | findstr /I "ColdFusion"


      The output should be something like
       

      SERVICE_NAME: ColdFusion 2025 .NET Service
      DISPLAY_NAME: ColdFusion 2025 .NET Service
      SERVICE_NAME: ColdFusion 2025 Application Server
      DISPLAY_NAME: ColdFusion 2025 Application Server
      SERVICE_NAME: ColdFusion 2025 ODBC Agent
      DISPLAY_NAME: ColdFusion 2025 ODBC Agent
      SERVICE_NAME: ColdFusion 2025 ODBC Server
      DISPLAY_NAME: ColdFusion 2025 ODBC Server
      SERVICE_NAME: ColdFusion2025Add-onServices
      DISPLAY_NAME: ColdFusion 2025 Add-on Services

      If you see this, then that is good news. It tells you that the ColdFusion 2025 Application Server service does exist and is registered with Windows.

      In addition, the lines

      SERVICE_NAME: ColdFusion 2025 Application Server
      DISPLAY_NAME: ColdFusion 2025 Application Server

      tell you that the service is present in the Windows Service Control Manager.
       

    2. There are two likely reasons why the ColdFusion 2025 service doesn't appear in Windows Services:
      (a) the Windows Services console is using a “filtered” view (similar to the reason Charlie has given);
      (b) the Services console is sorted in a non-intuitive way (for example, non-aphabetically).

      To correct for (a), go to the Action menu in the Windows Services console and select Refresh (alternatively, just press the F5 key).

      To correct for (b), click on the Name column to sort service names alphabetically.

       

    Charlie Arehart
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 5, 2026

    Do you really mean you don’t see “the start/stop option” for the service? Or might you mean you don’t see the service (which would be called ColdFusion 2025 Application Server”).

    If it’s THAT issue, just try refreshing the Services panel (or close and re-open it). If that fixes things, it would be that you had had the Services panel open before running the CF installer. Installing CF (or any new service) would not cause that Services panel to be refreshed. You’d need to do that. 

    If instead you confirm (even after doing this) that “it’s there” but you see no “start/stop option”, can you elaborate? Do you mean you right-click on the service and Start and Stop are greyed out? That certainly shouldn’t happen that BOTH are greyed out.

    Let’s here how things go for you.

    /Charlie (troubleshooter, carehart. org)