Apache & mySQL running but not as service

[tcloud]

I had to reinstall Windows 10 from scratch and just used the control panel (xampp-control.exe) to start apache and mySQL. Everything seems to work okay but, when the computer is restarted, they are not running.

Running services.msc -- neither apache or mySQL show as a service.

Running the localhost - status (http://localhost/xampp/status.php) shows

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MySQL database    DEACTIVATED       
PHP    ACTIVATED       
HTTPS (SSL)    ACTIVATED       
Common Gateway Interface (CGI)    ACTIVATED       
Server Side Includes (SSI)    ACTIVATED       
SMTP Service    DEACTIVATED       
FTP Service    DEACTIVATED       
Tomcat Service    DEACTIVATED

But phpMyAdmin runs and I can access my databases just fine. (I don't use SMTP, FTP or Tomcat.)

What should I do? Do I install apache and mySQL as a service and, if so, how?

thanks,
Tom

[melius2]

Use msconfig in order to configure it as a service and run it on startup.

[Altrea]

Start your control panel with enhanced administration rights (rightclick -> run as Administrator) and click on the red crosses to register services for specific modules.

[tcloud]

thanks, Altrea. I figured that out after reading the zip version install instructions. All is well now.