diff --git a/lf_daemon/ProcessExtensions.cs b/lf_daemon/ProcessExtensions.cs
index 695f964..af8d80d 100644
--- a/lf_daemon/ProcessExtensions.cs
+++ b/lf_daemon/ProcessExtensions.cs
@@ -120,10 +120,12 @@ private enum WTS_INFO_CLASS
 
         public static void log(string msg)
         {
+#if (DEBUG)
             string strAppPath = Path.Combine(Path.GetDirectoryName(System.Reflection.Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().Location), "lt_daemon.log");
             FileStream fs = File.Open(strAppPath, FileMode.Append);
             fs.Write(System.Text.UTF8Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(msg+"\r\n"));
             fs.Close();
+#endif
         }
         /// <devdoc>
         ///   Gets the user token from the currently active session. Application must be running within the context of the LocalSystem Account.
diff --git a/lf_daemon/createService.cmd b/lf_daemon/createService.cmd
index 9ead9dc..e9ca680 100644
--- a/lf_daemon/createService.cmd
+++ b/lf_daemon/createService.cmd
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@echo off
-@rem Intended to run from the same directory (e.g. bin); build should copy to bin.
-sc create "LenovoFanDaemon" binpath= "%~dp0lf_daemon.exe LenovoFan.exe" displayname= "LenovoFanDaemon" 
-sc start "LenovoFanDaemon" 
+@echo off
+@rem Intended to run from the same directory (e.g. bin); build should copy to bin.
+sc create "LenovoFanDaemon" binpath= "%~dp0lf_daemon.exe LenovoFan.exe" displayname= "LenovoFanDaemon" start=auto
+sc start "LenovoFanDaemon"