To stop the service which has dependent service in PowerShell -Force parameter is used. First, we will check what are the dependent services for specific service, to get them -DependentService parameter is used.ExampleFor example, WMI service (Name: Winmgmt) has multiple dependent services.Get-Service -Name Winmgmt -DependentServicesOutputtatus   Name       ... Read More

To start a specific windows service, you need to use Start-Service command.ExampleStart-Service -Name SpoolerAbove command, will start the service name spooler. To check if service is started, use Get-Service –Name Spooler command.OutputStatus Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Running spooler Print SpoolerThis command will not show the command progress. To check ... Read More

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     ... 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    : ... 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 ... 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 ----   ... 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 ... Read More