Is it possible to create service that uses main loop only!

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Hello

I have been assigned a task of creating a windows service application. I did some reading and wrote a sample application. The application is simple console program that launches thread that handles the actual service work.
When I receive request from the service manager to stop the service I send message to my thread telling it to stop. When thread is stopped I exit the service main function and that is it.

Is this the simplest way to implement the service. I mean, is it possible to implement the service without the second thread?

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