Services

Overview

On Microsoft Windows operating systems, a service is a long-running executable that performs specific functions designed to not require user intervention. Windows services can be configured to start when the operating system is booted and run in the background as long as Windows is running, or they can be started manually when required.

The Services action provides various ways to automate the management of local or remote services. Using a variety of activities, you can easily automate operations such as starting, stopping, installing, or uninstalling services. You can also query for a list of services installed on the system along with their current state.

Available activities

Click the appropriate link for more details regarding each activity.

Activity	Description
Services - Get State	Populates a variable with the current state of the specified service (for example, Stopped, Running, Paused, and so on).
Services - Install	Installs the specified service into the SCM (Service Control Manager) so that it can be started and stopped.
Services - List	Creates and populates the specified dataset with the services installed on the system along with their current state.
Services - Pause	Pauses the specified service.
Services - Resume	Resumes the specified service.  Only paused services can be resumed.
Services - Start	Starts the specified service.
Services - Stop	Stops the specified service.
Services - Uninstall	Uninstalls the specified service.