What are the differences on the logon types choices on jenkins?

I suggest reading the old installation documentation, the new installer updates, the actual Install on Windows doc, as well as MS Doc
Using the LocalSystem Account as a Service Logon Account, S/O explanation The difference between the ‘Local System’ account and the ‘Network Service’ account? and S/O explanation Why running a service as Local System is bad on windows?.

In short, you want to create a specific service account to run Jenkins because it’s safer than running as highly privileged LocalSystem – Win equivalent of root. That account must have LogonAsService rights.

See MS docs Enable Service Logon and Log on as a service

Also, the new installer is literally new, .. I have raised JENKINS-63477 to get documentation improved.

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