diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 5582a1e..55e67ea 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ module github.com/kardianos/service
 
 go 1.12
 
-require golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190204203706-41f3e6584952
+require golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20201015000850-e3ed0017c211
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index 7040a60..2583bb1 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ const (
 	optionPrefix               = "Prefix"
 	optionPrefixDefault        = "application"
 
-	optionRunWait      = "RunWait"
-	optionReloadSignal = "ReloadSignal"
-	optionPIDFile      = "PIDFile"
+	optionRunWait            = "RunWait"
+	optionReloadSignal       = "ReloadSignal"
+	optionPIDFile            = "PIDFile"
 	optionLimitNOFILE        = "LimitNOFILE"
 	optionLimitNOFILEDefault = -1 // -1 = don't set in configuration
-	optionRestart      = "Restart"
+	optionRestart            = "Restart"
 
 	optionSuccessExitStatus = "SuccessExitStatus"
 
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	//                                                in addition to the default ones.
 	//  * Linux (systemd)
 	//    - LimitNOFILE	 int - Maximum open files (ulimit -n) (https://serverfault.com/questions/628610/increasing-nproc-for-processes-launched-by-systemd-on-centos-7)
+	//  * Windows
+	//    - DelayedAutoStart  bool (false) - after booting start this service after some delay
 
 	Option KeyValue
 }
diff --git a/service_windows.go b/service_windows.go
index 11c9af5..8a67ae0 100644
--- a/service_windows.go
+++ b/service_windows.go
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ func (ws *windowsService) Install() error {
 		ServiceStartName: ws.UserName,
 		Password:         ws.Option.string("Password", ""),
 		Dependencies:     ws.Dependencies,
+		DelayedAutoStart: ws.Option.bool("DelayedAutoStart", false),
 	}, ws.Arguments...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err