Install Slave as a Windows service (cmd version) sc.exe create HudsonSlave binPath= "C:WINDOWSsystem32java.exe -jar C:hudsonslave.jar -jnlpUrl http://SERVER:PORT/computer/MACHINE/slave-agent.jnlp" start= auto http://wiki.hudson-ci.org/display/HUDSON/Installing+Hudson+as+a+Windows+service