Stop and then restart one or more services.
Syntax
Restart-Service { [-name] string[]
| [-displayName] string[]
| [-inputObject ServiceController[]] }
[-force] [-include string[]] [-exclude string[]]
[-passthru] [-whatIf]
[-confirm] [CommonParameters]
Key
-name string
The service names to be restarted.
-displayName string
The display names to be restarted, wildcards are permitted.
-inputObject ServiceController
Restart the services represented by ServiceController.
Enter a command, expression or variable containing the object(s).
-force
Override restrictions that prevent the command from succeeding, apart
from security settings. e.g. -Force will stop and restart a
service that has dependent services.
-include string
Restart only the specified services. Qualifies the -Name parameter.
Wildcards , such as "s*" are permitted.
-exclude string
Omit the specified services e.g. "*windevcluster*"
Qualifies the -Name parameter, Wildcards are permitted.
-passThru
Pass the object created by Restart-Service along the pipeline.
-whatIf
Describe what would happen if you executed the command without
actually executing the command.
-confirm
Prompt for confirmation before executing the command.
Restart the spooler (printing) service:
PS C:\> Restart-Service spooler -force
Find all the network services on the computer (starting with "net...") and restart any that are stopped:
PS C:\> Get-Service net* | where {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"} | Restart-Service
“DALEK: Halt at once. Halt or you will be exterminated. It is the Doctor.
The Doctor must be destroyed. Exterminate. Exterminate. Exterminate!” ~ Dr Who, 1983
Get-Service - Get a list of services.
New-Service - Create a new service.
Resume-Service - Resume a suspended service.
Set-Service - Make and set changes to the properties of a service.
Start-Service - Start a stopped service.
Stop-Service - Stop a running service.
Suspend-Service - Suspend a running service.
Windows cmd commands:
NET START /
SC - Service Control.