VMwareLauncher/VmwareLauncher/ServiceControl.cs

using Microsoft.Win32;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;

namespace VMwareLauncher
{
    public class ServiceControl
    {
        public static readonly List<string> VMwareServiceList = new List<string>    //Array of services to close
        {
            "VMnetDHCP",
            "VMUSBArbService",
            "VMware NAT Service",
            "VMwareHostd",
            "VMAuthdService" }; 

        public bool ForceServicesManual()
        {
            bool errors = false;
            string winServices = @"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services";

            try
            {
                foreach (var service in VMwareServiceList)
                {
                    string currentService = winServices + "\\" + service;
                    if ((int)Registry.GetValue(currentService, "Start", null) != 3)
                    {
                        Registry.SetValue(currentService, "Start", 3);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (Exception)
            {
                errors = true;
                throw;
            }

            return errors;
        }
    }
}