by Froosh » 21. November 2022 16:01
There is only an option to configure a component to run as a Windows Service. XAMPP's Control Panel itself does nothing more with its components configured as Windows Services.
When the Service checkbox is checked, it indicates that the component is set to run as a Windows Service. When initially checked, XAMPP establishes or adds the Windows Service entry, and configures it to autostart on Windows startup, and stop on Windows shutdown.
Personally, I would be bothered if upon closing the XAMPP Control Panel, the Services were stopped. It would be unexpected behavior, and I know of no application that uses Windows Services that behaves that way. Perhaps there are some, but I do not know of them.