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To stop multiple services can be stopped using Name or displayname by providing command (,) between them.With name and DisplayName,Stop-Service -Name Spooler, W32Time -Verbose Stop-Service -DisplayName "Print Spooler","Windows Time" -Verbose

To stop multiple services can be stopped using Name or displayname by providing command (,) between them.With name and DisplayName,Stop-Service -Name Spooler, W32Time -Verbose Stop-Service -DisplayName "Print Spooler","Windows Time" –Verbose

Similar to -Name parameter, when you add -DisplayName parameter followed by service display name, it will stop service with DisplayName.Stop-Service -DisplayName 'Print Spooler' -VerboseORGet-Service -DisplayName "Print Spooler" | Stop-Service -Verbose

To stop specific service using PowerShell, you need to use Stop-Service command.SyntaxStop-Service -Name ServiceName Stop-Service -DisplayName ServiceDisplayNameExampleStop-Service -Name Spooler To check if service is stopped, type Get-Service -Name Spooler.OutputStatus   Name           DisplayName ------   ----           ----------- Stopped  Spooler           Print SpoolerYou can also use -Verbose parameter to check the command processes.PS C:\Windows\system32> Stop-Service -Name spooler -Verbose VERBOSE: Performing the operation "Stop-Service" on target "Print Spooler (spooler)".You can also perform the stop the service using, Get-Service -Name Spooler | Stop-Service -Verbose You can also use the wildcard ... Read More

You can also use the WMI method to get the services information instead of standard command Get-Service.CommandTo get the service information on the server, you need to use WMI class Win32_Service.Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_ServiceOutputExitCode  : 0 Name      : Browser ProcessId : 0 StartMode : Manual State     : Stopped Status    : OK ExitCode  : 0 Name      : BTAGService ProcessId : 1468 StartMode : Manual State     : Running Status    : OK ExitCode  : 0 Name      : BthAvctpSvc ProcessId : 1460 StartMode : Manual State     : Running Status    : OK ExitCode  : 0 Name      : bthserv ... Read More

To get service on the remote computer(s), simply you need to add parameter – ComputerName and provide remote servers computer name or IP address.In the below example, we are getting services information on remote computer Win7 which has Automatic start-type.Get-Service -ComputerName Win7 | Where{$_.StartType -eq "Automatic"}Similarly, you can connect multiple computers separated by comma (, ) in – ComputerName parameter.Get-Service -ComputerName Win7, TestPC | Where{$_.StartType -eq "Automatic"} If you need to identify on which particular computer(s), services exist, you can use the machinename property. In the above example, we are adding a machine name property in Pipeline.Get-Service -ComputerName Win7, TestPC ... Read More

To filter out services with both start-type “Automatic” and Status “stopped” we need to use the -AND comparison operator. Here, services will be displayed only when both conditions are matching.CommandGet-Service | where{($_.StartType -eq "Automatic") -and ($_.Status -eq "Stopped")} | Select Name, StartType, StatusOutputName       StartType  Status ----       ---------  ------ gpsvc      Automatic Stopped gupdate    Automatic Stopped MapsBroker Automatic StoppedCommandTo get services with start-type manual or disabled we will use -OR operator.Get-Service | where{($_.StartType -eq "Manual") -or ($_.StartType -eq "Disabled")} | Sort-Object Starttype | Select Name, StartType, StatusOutputLxpSvc                 ... Read More

Below commands will filter out services based on their Status (Running, Stopped).CommandTo get all the running services on the local computer.Get-Service | where{$_.Status -eq "Running"}OutputRunning  TimeBrokerSvc      Time Broker Running  TokenBroker        Web Account Manager Running  TrkWks             Distributed Link Tracking Client Running  UnistoreSvc_158379 User Data Storage_158379 Running  UserDataSvc_158379 User Data Access_158379 Running  UserManager        User Manager Running  UsoSvc             Update Orchestrator Service Running  VaultSvc           Credential Manager Running  VMUSBArbService    VMware USB Arbitration Service Running  WavesSysSvc        Waves ... Read More

Below commands are useful to filter services based on their start types (Automatic, Manual or Disabled).CommandTo get the Automatic start-type service. These services are started automatically when the system starts.Get-Service | where{$_.StartType -eq "Automatic"} | Select Name, StarttypeOutputSystemEventsBroker          Automatic TeraCopyService             Automatic Themes                      Automatic TrkWks                      Automatic UserManager                 Automatic UsoSvc                      Automatic VMUSBArbService     ... Read More

You can get the specific service-related information using –name parameter and you just need to provide the service name.CommandGet-Service –Name "Spooler"OutputStatus Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Running Spooler Print SpoolerCommandSimilarly, you can search for more than one service with the –name parameter.Get-Service –Name "Spooler", "RemoteAccess" OutputStatus Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Stopped remoteaccess Routing and Remote Access Running Spooler Print SpoolerYou can also use the wildcard character (*) in service name so the console can fetch the entire name.When wildcard character (*) is used at the end of the name then debug console will check the starting string of the ... Read More