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Get-Service

List Windows service objects and their current status; specific service names can be queried and required/dependent services can also be inspected.

Risk: LowReviewed: 2026-09-17
Get-Service

When to use it

Use before changing a service to confirm the exact service name, current running/stopped state and dependency relationships.

When not to use it

Get-Service is diagnostic by itself. Do not pipe unknown services into Stop-Service, Set-Service or other state-changing commands merely to clear an Event Viewer error.

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Continue with the same failing system

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GuideWindows service won’t start: identify state, dependency and Service Control Manager evidence first

Troubleshoot a Windows service that refuses to start without blindly changing startup types or registry service entries.

ErrorEvent ID 7000 — Service Control Manager: a service failed to start

Use the named service and complete error text to determine whether the failure is timeout, configuration, binary, permission or another service-specific cause.

ErrorEvent ID 7001 — Service Control Manager: dependency service failed to start

A higher-level service can fail because one of its required services failed first; trace the dependency chain instead of repairing only the visible service.

CommandSC Query

Display status and service-control information for a named Windows service or driver service.

CommandSystem Configuration (MSConfig)

Open System Configuration, including the service/startup controls Microsoft uses in its clean-boot troubleshooting procedure.

GuideUse a clean boot to isolate a background service or startup-app conflict in Windows 11

A controlled clean boot can prove whether a non-Microsoft service or startup app is involved without turning permanent service changes into the diagnosis.