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How do I set a Windows Service to start automatically in PowerShell?

If I know a service name, and have enough permission, how do I set a Windows Service to be auto-restart in PowerShell?

I am using PowerShell 1.0, and the OS is Windows Server 2003.

Solution

  • You may be asking for:

    Set-Service [service name] -startuptype automatic

    See:

    > get-help set-service

NAME
    Set-Service

SYNOPSIS
    Starts, stops, and suspends a service, and changes its properties.


SYNTAX
    Set-Service [-StartupType {Automatic | Manual | Disabled}] [-DisplayName <string>] [-PassThru] [-Status <string>] [
    -InputObject <ServiceController>] [-Description <string>] [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-confirm] [-whatif] [<CommonP
    arameters>]

    Set-Service [-Status <string>] [-StartupType {Automatic | Manual | Disabled}] [-Description <string>] [-Name] <stri
    ng> [-PassThru] [-DisplayName <string>] [-ComputerName <string[]>] [-confirm] [-whatif] [<CommonParameters>]