"sc.exe query/start/stop" - Query, Start or Stop Services

Windows Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

Dr. Herong Yang, Version 5.41

Windows Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples

∟Configuring and Managing System Services

∟"sc.exe query/start/stop" - Query, Start or Stop Services

This section provides a tutorial example on how to query, start, or stop a service with 'sc.exe' Service Controller command tool.

If you know the service name, you can use "sc.exe" to query, start or stop a service very easily. Here is a tutorial example of query, start and stop the "gusvc" service:

C:\herong>sc.exe query gusvc

SERVICE_NAME: gusvc
   TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
   STATE              : 1  STOPPED
                      (NOT_STOPPABLE,NOT_PAUSABLE,IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
   WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
   SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
   CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
   WAIT_HINT          : 0x0

C:\herong>sc.exe start gusvc

SERVICE_NAME: gusvc
   TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
   STATE              : 2  START_PENDING
                      (STOPPABLE,NOT_PAUSABLE,IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
   WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
   SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
   CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
   WAIT_HINT          : 0x0
   PID                : 3588
   FLAGS              :

C:\herong>sc.exe query gusvc

SERVICE_NAME: gusvc
   TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
   STATE              : 4  RUNNING
                      (STOPPABLE,NOT_PAUSABLE,IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
   WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
   SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
   CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
   WAIT_HINT          : 0x0

C:\herong>sc.exe stop gusvc

SERVICE_NAME: gusvc
   TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
   STATE              : 3  STOP_PENDING
                      (STOPPABLE,NOT_PAUSABLE,IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
   WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
   SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
   CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
   WAIT_HINT          : 0x0

C:\herong>sc.exe query gusvc

SERVICE_NAME: gusvc
   TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS
   STATE              : 1  STOPPED
                      (NOT_STOPPABLE,NOT_PAUSABLE,IGNORES_SHUTDOWN)
   WIN32_EXIT_CODE    : 0  (0x0)
   SERVICE_EXIT_CODE  : 0  (0x0)
   CHECKPOINT         : 0x0
   WAIT_HINT          : 0x0

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