PowerShell Set-Service And New-Service Cmdlets

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In the last blog post, we have discussed Get-Service cmdlet in PowerShell.

https://cloudaffaire.com/powershell-get-service-cmdlet/

In this blog post, we will discuss Set-Service and New-Service cmdlets in PowerShell. You can use Set-Service cmdlet to modify properties of a service such as Status, Description, DisplayName, StartupType, etc. Using Set-Service cmdlet, you can start, stop, suspend, or pause a service in both your local system as well as your remote system. You need permission to manage windows service to use Set-Service cmdlet. Set-Service cmdlet can also be used to manage the service property of a remote computer using ‘ComputerName’ parameter.

You can use New-Service cmdlet to create a new windows service. New-Service cmdlet creates a new windows service in the registry and in the service database. To create a new service, you need to have manage service permission and an executable file for your service. New-Service cmdlet provides different parameters using which you can define service property line service name, service dependencies, service description, service start-up mode, etc.

Set-Service Cmdlet Syntax:

## Set-Service
## [-ComputerName <String[]>]
## [-Name] <String> | [-InputObject <ServiceController>]
## [-DisplayName <String>]
## [-Description <String>]
## [-StartupType <ServiceStartMode>]
## [-Status <String>]
## [-PassThru]
## [-WhatIf]
## [-Confirm]
## [<CommonParameters>]

## Set-Service

## [-ComputerName ]

## [-Name] | [-InputObject ]

## [-DisplayName ]

## [-Description ]

## [-StartupType ]

## [-Status ]

## [-PassThru]

## [-WhatIf]

## [-Confirm]

## []

New-Service Cmdlet Syntax:

## New-Service
## [-Name] <String>
## [-BinaryPathName] <String>
## [-DisplayName <String>]
## [-Description <String>]
## [-StartupType <ServiceStartMode>]
## [-Credential <PSCredential>]
## [-DependsOn <String[]>]
## [-WhatIf]
## [-Confirm]
## [<CommonParameters>]

## New-Service

## [-Name]

## [-BinaryPathName]

## [-DisplayName ]

## [-Description ]

## [-StartupType ]

## [-Credential ]

## [-DependsOn ]

## [-WhatIf]

## [-Confirm]

## []

Set-Service Cmdlet Argument List:

–ComputerName: Specifies one or more computers. For remote computers, type the NetBIOS name, an IP address, or a fully qualified domain name.
–Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running Set-Service.
–Description: Specifies a new description for the service.
–DisplayName: Specifies, as a string array, the display names of services to be modified. Wildcards are permitted.
–InputObject: Specifies a ServiceController object that represents the service to change.
–Name: Specifies the service name of the service to be changed. Wildcard characters aren’t permitted.
–PassThru: Returns a ServiceController object that represents the services that were changed.
–StartupType: Sets the startup type of the service. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- Automatic: The service is started or was started by the operating system, at system start-up.
- Disabled: The service is disabled and cannot be started by a user or application.
- Manual: The service is started only manually, by a user, using the Service Control Manager, or by an application.
- Boot: Indicates that the service is a device driver started by the system loader.
- System: Indicates that the service is a device driver started by the ‘IOInitSystem()’ function.
–Status: Specifies the status for the service. The acceptable values for this parameter are as follows:
- Paused: Suspends the service.
- Running: Starts the service.
- Stopped: Stops the service.
–WhatIf: Shows what would happen if Set-Service runs. The cmdlet isn’t run.

New-Service Cmdlet Argument List:

–BinaryPathName: Specifies the path of the executable file for the service. This parameter is required.
–Confirm: Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
–Credential: Specifies the account used by the service as the Service Logon Account.
–DependsOn: Specifies the names of other services upon which the new service depends.
–Description: Specifies a description of the service.
–DisplayName: Specifies a display name for the service.
–Name: Specifies the name of the service. This parameter is required.
–StartupType: Sets the startup type of the service. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
- Automatic: The service is started or was started by the operating system, at system start-up.
- Disabled: The service is disabled and cannot be started by a user or application.
- Manual: The service is started only manually, by a user, using the Service Control Manager, or by an application.
- Boot: Indicates that the service is a device driver started by the system loader.
- System: Indicates that the service is a device driver started by the ‘IOInitSystem()’ function.
–WhatIf: Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

PowerShell Set-Service And New-Service Cmdlet:

Create A New Windows Service In PowerShell:

#####################################################
## PowerShell | Cmdlet | Set-Service | New-Service ##
#####################################################
## PowerShell Latest Version (5)

## open PowerShell as admin
## create a new service for this demo 

$params = @{
  Name = "MyService"
  BinaryPathName = "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe"
  DependsOn = "Winmgmt"
  DisplayName = "My Test Service"
  StartupType = "Manual"
  Description = "Test Service Created For PowerShell Demo"
}
New-Service @params

## get the service details

Get-Service -Name "MyService" | Select-Object *

#####################################################

## PowerShell | Cmdlet | Set-Service | New-Service ##

#####################################################

## PowerShell Latest Version (5)

## open PowerShell as admin

## create a new service for this demo

$params = @{

Name = "MyService"

BinaryPathName = "C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe"

DependsOn = "Winmgmt"

DisplayName = "My Test Service"

StartupType = "Manual"

Description = "Test Service Created For PowerShell Demo"

}

New-Service @params

## get the service details

Get-Service -Name "MyService" | Select-Object *

Change Windows Service Display Name In PowerShell:

## change windows service display name in PowerShell

Set-Service -Name "MyService" -DisplayName "New Display Name"

Get-Service -Name "MyService" | Select-Object *

## change windows service display name in PowerShell

Set-Service -Name "MyService" -DisplayName "New Display Name"

Get-Service -Name "MyService" | Select-Object *

Change Windows Service Description In PowerShell:

## change windows service description in PowerShell

Set-Service -Name "MyService" -Description "New Description"

Get-WmiObject win32_service | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq "MyService" } | Select-Object *

## change windows service description in PowerShell

Set-Service -Name "MyService" -Description "New Description"

Get-WmiObject win32_service | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq "MyService" } | Select-Object *

Change Windows Service Start-Up Mode In PowerShell:

## change windows service start up mode in PowerShell

Set-Service -Name "MyService" -StartupType Automatic

Get-Service -Name "MyService" | Select-Object *

## change windows service start up mode in PowerShell

Set-Service -Name "MyService" -StartupType Automatic

Get-Service -Name "MyService" | Select-Object *

Change Windows Service Status In PowerShell:

## change windows service status in PowerShell

Set-Service -Name "TermService" -Status Running

Get-Service -Name "TermService" | Select-Object *

## delete MyService service

sc.exe delete MyService

## change windows service status in PowerShell

Set-Service -Name "TermService" -Status Running

Get-Service -Name "TermService" | Select-Object *

## delete MyService service

sc.exe delete MyService

Hope you have enjoyed this article. In the next blog post, we will discuss other service-related cmdlets in PowerShell.

To Set more details on PowerShell, kindly follow below official documentation

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about?view=powershell-5.1

PowerShell Set-Service And New-Service Cmdlets

Set-Service Cmdlet Syntax:

New-Service Cmdlet Syntax:

Set-Service Cmdlet Argument List:

New-Service Cmdlet Argument List:

PowerShell Set-Service And New-Service Cmdlet:

Create A New Windows Service In PowerShell:

Change Windows Service Display Name In PowerShell:

Change Windows Service Description In PowerShell:

Change Windows Service Start-Up Mode In PowerShell:

Change Windows Service Status In PowerShell:

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