There are nine core Service cmdlets, designed for a wide range of service tasks.
- Get-Service
- New-Service
- Restart-Service
- Resume-Service
- Set-Service
- Start-Service
- Stop-Service
- Suspend-Service
- Remove-Service
you can get the above by using Get-Help \*-Service, and you can find information about each Service cmdlet by using Get-Help .
Get-Service
The Get-Service cmdlet gets services on a computer, including running and stopped services. This cmdlet displays the status, service name, and display name of each service.
Get all the services on a computer
PS C:\> Get-Service - or - PS C:\> Get-Service * Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Stopped AdobeARMservice Adobe Acrobat Update Service Stopped AJRouter AllJoyn Router Service Stopped ALG Application Layer Gateway Service Stopped AppIDSvc Application Identity ............................ ..................................
Get services that begin with “wmi”
PS C:\> Get-Service "wmi*" - or - PS C:\> "wmi*" | Get-Service Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Stopped wmiApSrv WMI Performance Adapter
Display services which contain “network”
PS C:\> Get-Service -Displayname "*network*" Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Stopped NcaSvc Network Connectivity Assistant Running NcbService Network Connection Broker Running NcdAutoSetup Network Connected Devices Auto-Setup ................... ..................................
Get services that begin with win and an exclude WinRM
PS C:\> Get-Service -Name "win*" -Exclude "WinRM"
Status Name DisplayName
------ ---- -----------
Running WinDefend Windows Defender Antivirus Service
Running WinHttpAutoProx... WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Se...
Running Winmgmt Windows Management Instrumentation
Display services that are currently running
PS C:\> Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Running"}
Status Name DisplayName
------ ---- -----------
Running WinDefend Windows Defender Antivirus Service
Running WinHttpAutoProx... WinHTTP Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Se...
Running Winmgmt Windows Management Instrumentation
Sort services by property value
PS C:\> Get-Service "s*" | Sort-Object status Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Stopped svsvc Spot Verifier Stopped SharedAccess Internet Connection Sharing (ICS) Stopped shpamsvc Shared PC Account Manager Stopped SensorService Sensor Service Stopped SensrSvc Sensor Monitoring Service Stopped SessionEnv Remote Desktop Configuration Stopped spectrum Windows Perception Service ..................... .............................
Get the dependent services of a service
PS C:\> Get-Service "WinRM" -RequiredServices Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Running RPCSS Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Running HTTP HTTP Service
Start-Service
The Get-Service cmdlet starts one or more stopped services. It sends a start message to the Windows Service Controller for each of the specified services.
If a service is already running, the message is ignored without error.
Start a service by using its name
PS C:\> Start-Service -Name workfolderssvc
Display information without starting a service
PS C:\> Start-Service -DisplayName "*Smart Card*" -WhatIf What if: Performing the operation "Start-Service" on target "Smart Card (SCardSvr)". What if: Performing the operation "Start-Service" on target "Smart Card Device Enumeration Service (ScDeviceEnum)". What if: Performing the operation "Start-Service" on target "Smart Card Removal Policy (SCPolicySvc)".
Here, -DisplayName parameter is used to specify the services and -WhatIf displays what would occur if you run the command without making changes.
Start a disabled service
Before starting the service we have to change the start type of the service to “Manual”.
PS C:\> Set-Service SCardSvr -StartupType manual PS C:\> Start-Service SCardSvr
Stop-Service
The Get-Service cmdlet stops one or more running services. It sends a stop message to the Windows Service Controller for each of the specified services.
Start a service by using its name
PS C:\> Stop-Service -Name "workfolderssvc"
Stop a service by using the display name
PS C:\> Service -DisplayName "*Smart Card*" | Stop-Service
Stop a service which has dependent services
PS C:\> Get-Service -Name "WinRM" | Format-List -Property Name, DependentServices PS C:\> Stop-Service -Name "WinRM" -Force -Confirm
Suspend-Service
The Get-Service cmdlet suspends (pauses) one or more running services. It sends a suspend message to the Windows Service Controller for each of the specified services.
Suspend a service
PS C:\> Suspend-Service -Name "workfolderssvc"
Display what would happen if you suspend services
PS C:\> Suspend-Service -Name "workfolderssvc" -WhatIf
Suspend all services that can be suspended
PS C:\> Get-Service | ` Where-Object {$_.CanPauseAndContinue -eq "True"} | ` Suspend-Service -Confirm
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Resume-Service
The Get-Service cmdlet resumes one or more suspended (paused) services. It sends a resume message to the Windows Service Controller for each of the specified services.
Resume a service
PS C:\> Resume-Service -Name "workfolderssvc"
Resume all suspended services
PS C:\> Get-Service | `
Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Paused"} | `
Resume-Service
Restart-Service
The Get-Service cmdlet restarts one or more services. It sends a stop message and then a start message to the Windows Service Controller for each of the specified services.
Restart a service
PS C:\> Restart-Service -Name winmgmt
Start all stopped network services
PS C:\> Get-Service -Name "net*" | ` Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"} | ` Restart-Service
New-Service
The Get-Service cmdlet creates a new Windows service. It creates a new entry in the registry and in the service database.
A new service requires an executable file that runs during the service.
The parameters of this cmdlet let you set the display name, description, startup type, and dependencies of the service.
Create a service
PS C:\> New-Service -Name "TestService" ` -BinaryPathName "C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs"
Create a service that includes a description, startup type, and display name
PS C:\> New-Service -Name "TestService" ` -BinaryPathName "C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs" ` -DependsOn NetLogon ` -DisplayName "Test Service" ` -StartupType Manual ` -Description "This is a test service."
View the new service
PS C:\> Get-WmiObject win32_service -Filter "name='testservice'" ExitCode : 0 Name : testservice ProcessId : 0 StartMode : Auto State : Stopped Status : OK
Remove-Service
The Get-Service cmdlet removes a Windows service. It removes a Windows service in the registry and in the service database.
Remove a service
PS C:\> Remove-Service -Name "TestService"
Remove a service using the display name
PS C:\> Get-Service -DisplayName "Test Service" | Remove-Service
