Stop-Service - Powershell 1.0 CmdLet

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Stop-Service

Description
Stop a running service

Usage


Options


Example(s)
Stop the Performance Logs and Alerts (SysmonLog) service on the local computer.:

PS C:\>stop-service sysmonlog

Use -force to stop a service that has dependent services, when doing this it is best to first list all the dependant services with Get-Service:

PS C:\>get-service iisadmin | format-list -property name, dependentservices
PS C:\>stop-service iisadmin -force -confirm