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.net local service windows application data differs from regular application

In a regular console application, I have

Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData is C: \ Users \ Simon \ AppData \ Local \

In windows service

Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData is C: \ Windows \ system32 \ config \ systemprofile \ AppData \ Local \

How can I specify the same path in both types of applications?

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Remember that services work under a different user profile (may be LOCAL_SERVICE, NETWORK_SERVICE, etc.). If you want them to be the same, start the service under your user profile (you can specify this ServiceProcessInstaller.Account property when creating the installer or in the Windows Service Manager).

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