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by Patrik
Managing Services with PowerShell: A Quick Guide
PowerShell is a powerful tool for managing system services, offering flexibility and control through straightforward commands. This guide covers the essentials of listing, searching, and managing services.
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You often need administrative privileges to manage services. Running PowerShell as an administrator ensures you have the necessary permissions to start, stop, or modify services.
Steps:
- Right-click the PowerShell icon.
- Select Run as Administrator.
- Confirm the User Account Control (UAC) prompt, if it appears.
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To see all the services on your system, use the Get-Service
cmdlet:
Get-Service
This outputs a list showing:
- Name: The internal service name.
- DisplayName: A user-friendly name.
- Status: Indicates whether the service is running, stopped, or paused.
This command helps you get an overview of all services and their current state.
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