Suspend-Service
Suspends (pauses) one or more running services.
Syntax
Suspend-Service
[-InputObject] <ServiceController[]>
[-PassThru]
[-Include <String[]>]
[-Exclude <String[]>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Suspend-Service
[-Name] <String[]>
[-PassThru]
[-Include <String[]>]
[-Exclude <String[]>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Suspend-Service
[-PassThru]
-DisplayName <String[]>
[-Include <String[]>]
[-Exclude <String[]>]
[-WhatIf]
[-Confirm]
[<CommonParameters>]
Description
This cmdlet is only available on the Windows platform.
The Suspend-Service
cmdlet sends a suspend message to the Windows Service Controller for each of
the specified services. While suspended, the service is still running, but its action is stopped
until resumed, such as by using the Resume-Service
cmdlet. You can specify the services by their
service names or display names, or you can use the InputObject parameter to pass a service
object that represents the services that you want to suspend.
Examples
Example 1: Suspend a service
PS C:\> Suspend-Service -DisplayName "Telnet"
This command suspends the Telnet service (Tlntsvr) service on the local computer.
Example 2: Display what would happen if you suspend services
PS C:\> Suspend-Service -Name lanman* -WhatIf
This command tells what would happen if you suspended the services that have a service name that starts with lanman. To suspend the services, rerun the command without the WhatIf parameter.
Example 3: Get and suspend a service
PS C:\> Get-Service schedule | Suspend-Service
This command uses the Get-Service
cmdlet to get an object that represents the Task Scheduler
(Schedule) service on the computer. The pipeline operator (|
) passes the result to
Suspend-Service
, which suspends the service.
Example 4: Suspend all services that can be suspended
PS C:\> Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.CanPauseAndContinue -eq "True"} | Suspend-Service -Confirm
This command suspends all of the services on the computer that can be suspended. It uses
Get-Service
to get objects that represent the services on the computer. The pipeline operator
passes the results to the Where-Object
cmdlet, which selects only the services that have a value
of $True
for the CanPauseAndContinue property. Another pipeline operator passes the results to
Suspend-Service
. The Confirm parameter prompts you for confirmation before suspending each of
the services.
Parameters
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Aliases: | cf |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-DisplayName
Specifies the display names of the services to be suspended. Wildcard characters are permitted.
Type: | String[] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | True |
-Exclude
Specifies services to omit from the specified services. The value of this parameter qualifies the Name parameter. Enter a name element or pattern, such as "s*". Wildcard characters are permitted.
Type: | String[] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | True |
-Include
Specifies services to suspend. The value of this parameter qualifies the Name parameter. Enter a name element or pattern, such as "s*". Wildcard characters are permitted.
Type: | String[] |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | True |
-InputObject
Specifies ServiceController objects that represent the services to suspend. Enter a variable that contains the objects, or type a command or expression that gets the objects.
Type: | ServiceController[] |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-Name
Specifies the service names of the services to suspend. Wildcard characters are permitted.
The parameter name is optional. You can use Name or its alias, ServiceName, or you can omit the parameter name.
Type: | String[] |
Aliases: | ServiceName |
Position: | 0 |
Default value: | None |
Required: | True |
Accept pipeline input: | True |
Accept wildcard characters: | True |
-PassThru
Returns an object representing the item with which you are working. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | None |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Type: | SwitchParameter |
Aliases: | wi |
Position: | Named |
Default value: | False |
Required: | False |
Accept pipeline input: | False |
Accept wildcard characters: | False |
Inputs
You can pipe a service object to this cmdlet.
You can pipe a string that contains a service name to this cmdlet.
Outputs
None
By default, this cmdlet returns no output.
When you use the PassThru parameter, this cmdlet returns a ServiceController object representing the service.
Notes
This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
Suspend-Service
can control services only when the current user has permission to do this. If a command does not work correctly, you might not have the required permissions.Suspend-Service
can suspend only services that support being suspended and resumed. To determine whether a particular service can be suspended, use theGet-Service
cmdlet together with the CanPauseAndContinue property. For example,Get-Service wmi | Format-List Name, CanPauseAndContinue
. To find all services on the computer that can be suspended, typeGet-Service | Where-Object {$_.CanPauseAndContinue -eq $true}
.- To find the service names and display names of the services on your system, type
Get-Service
. The service names appear in the Name column, and the display names appear in the DisplayName column.