Windows 10: Start, Stop, and Disable Services in Windows 10

How to: Start, Stop, and Disable Services in Windows 10

How to Start, Stop, Restart, Enable, and Disable Services in Windows 10


Information A service is an application type that runs in the system background without a user interface and is similar to a UNIX daemon process. Services provide core operating system features, such as Web serving, event logging, file serving, printing, cryptography, and error reporting.

This tutorial will show you how to start, stop, restart, enable, and disable services in Windows 10.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.



Note

• If you stop, start, or restart a service, any dependent services are also affected. Starting a service does not automatically restart its dependent services.
• Changing the default service settings may prevent key services from running correctly. It is especially important to use caution when changing the Startup type setting of services that are configured to start automatically.
• Some services, such as Remote Procedure Call (RPC), Event Log, and Plug and Play, cannot be stopped by using the Services snap-in window or the net stop command. These services are required for the operating system to function properly.

Warning It is highly recommended that you System Restore using the restore point to undo the changes.

If you disabled the wrong service and lost access to the computer, then try booting into Safe Mode to change the service back.



Tip Black Viper’s Windows 10 Service Configurations


CONTENTS:

• Option One: To Start, Stop, and Disable Services in Services Window
• Option Two: To Start and Stop Services using net Command
• Option Three: To Start, Stop, and Disable Services using Sc Command
• Option Four: To Start, Stop, and Restart Services in Task Manager
• Option Five: To Start, Stop, and Disable Services in Registry Editor
• Option Six: To Check Status of Services in PowerShell
• Option Seven: To Start, Stop, Restart, Disable, and Enable Services in PowerShell

OPTION ONE [/i] To Start, Stop, and Disable Services in Services Window
1. Do step 2 or step 3 below for how you would like to open the Services snap-in window.

2. Press the Windows+R keys to open the Run dialog, type services.msc, press Enter, and go to step 4 below.

3. Open the step 4 below.

4. Do step 5 (stop), step 6 (enable/start), or step 7 (disable) below for what you would like to do. (see screenshots below)


Note "Startup Type" for Service

• Automatic - With a service in this state, it will start at boot time. Some services, when no longer required, will also automatically stop when not needed. If you find you do not need a service, place it into Manual or Disabled.
• Automatic (Delayed Start) - With a service in this state, it will start just after boot time. Some services, when no longer required, will also automatically stop when not needed. If you find you do not need a service, place it into Manual or Disabled.
• Automatic (Delayed Start, Trigger Start) - With a service in this state, it will start just after boot when specifically called.
• Manual (Trigger Start) - This is a version of Manual mode that allows Windows to start a service when specifically called and Microsoft’s answer to “too many services running all the time”.
• Manual - Manual mode allows Windows to start a service when needed. However, very few services will start up when required in Manual mode. If you find you need a service, place it into Automatic.
• Disabled - This setting will stop a service from starting, even if needed. Errors in the Event Viewer will show up complaining of that fact. Some services, while Disabled, will constantly complain. However, this situation is taken care of if placed in Manual. The service descriptions identifies those that should be in Manual vice Disabled.

5. To Stop a Service
A) Double click/tap on a service with a status of running that you want to stop. (see screenshot below step 4)

B) Click/tap on the Stop button, wait until the service status shows as stopped, and go to step 8 below. (see left screenshot below step 8)
6. To Enable/Start a Service
A) Double click/tap on a service with no status that you want to start. (see screenshot below step 4)

B) If the Startup type of the service is set to Disabled, then you will need to change it to either Manual, Automatic, or Automatic (Delayed Start) first, and click/tap on Apply. (see right screenshot below step 8)

C) Click/tap on the Start button, and wait until the service status shows as running, and go to step 8 below. (see left screenshot below step 8)
7. To Disable a Service
A) Double click/tap on a service with that you want to disable. (see screenshot below step 4)

B) If the service shows a status of running, then click/tap on the Stop button, and wait until the service status shows as stopped. (see left screenshot below step 8)

C) Change the Startup type to Disabled, and go to step 8 below. (see right screenshot below step 8)
8. When finished, click/tap on OK, and close the Services window. (see screenshots below)








OPTION TWO [/i] To Start and Stop Services using net Command
1. Open an step 2 (stop) or step 3 (start) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Stop a Service using "Net Stop" Command in Command Prompt
A) In the elevated command prompt, type either command below, press Enter, and go to step 4 below. (see screenshots below)

NOTE: The Display name of a service is the name displayed in the Services snap-in window, and in the service's properties.

*Arrow net stop "service name"

OR

*Arrow net stop "display name of service"







Note For example:

If I wanted to stop the HomeGroup Listener (display name) or HomeGroupListener (service name) service, I would type either command below exactly in the command prompt, and press Enter.

net stop "HomeGroup Listener"

OR

net stop "HomeGroupListener"




3. To Start a Service using "Net Start" Command in Command Prompt
A) In the elevated command prompt, type either command below, press Enter, and go to step 4 below. (see screenshot below)

NOTE: The Display name of a service is the name displayed in the Services snap-in window, and in the service's properties.

*Arrow net start "service name"

OR

*Arrow net start "display name of service"



Note For example:

If I wanted to start the HomeGroup Listener (display name) or HomeGroupListener (service name) service, I would type either command below exactly in the command prompt, and press Enter.

net start "HomeGroup Listener"

OR

net start "HomeGroupListener"




4. When finished, you can close the elevated command prompt.





OPTION THREE [/i] To Start, Stop, and Disable Services using Sc Command
1. Open an step 2 (stop), step 3 (disable), step 4 (enable), or step 5 (start) below for what you would like to do.


2. To Stop a Service using "Sc Stop" Command in Command Prompt
A) In the elevated command prompt, type the command below, press Enter, and go to step 6 below.

NOTE: The Service name of a service is displayed in the service's properties.

*Arrow sc stop "service name"






Note For example:

If I wanted to stop the HomeGroup Listener service, I would type the command below using the HomeGroupListener (service name) exactly in the command prompt, and press Enter.

sc stop "HomeGroupListener"





3. To Disable a Service using "Sc Config" Command in Command Prompt
A) Do step 2 above to stop the service, and return to continue with step 3B below.

B) In the elevated command prompt, type the command below, press Enter, and go to step 6 below.
NOTE: The Service name of a service is displayed in the service's properties.

*Arrow sc config "service name" start=disabled



Note For example:

If I wanted to disable the HomeGroup Listener service, I would type the command below using the HomeGroupListener (service name) exactly in the command prompt, and press Enter.

sc config "HomeGroupListener" start=disabled





4. To Enable a Service using "Sc Config" Commands
A) If the Startup type of the service is set to Disabled, then in the elevated command prompt, type the command below using the startup type you want to set instead, and press Enter.



Note The Service name of a service is displayed in the service's properties.


"Startup Type" for Service

• Manual (demand) - Manual mode allows Windows to start a service when needed. However, very few services will start up when required in Manual mode. If you find you need a service, place it into Automatic.
• Automatic (auto) - With a service in this state, it will start at boot time. Some services, when no longer required, will also automatically stop when not needed. If you find you do not need a service, place it into Manual or Disabled.
• Automatic (Delayed Start) (delayed-auto) - With a service in this state, it will start just after boot time. Some services, when no longer required, will also automatically stop when not needed. If you find you do not need a service, place it into Manual or Disabled.

*Arrow sc config "service name" start=demand

OR

*Arrow sc config "service name" start=auto

OR

*Arrow sc config "service name" start=delayed-auto



Note For example:

If I wanted to set the startup type for the HomeGroup Listener service to Manual, I would type the command below using the HomeGroupListener (service name) exactly in the command prompt, and press Enter.

sc config "HomeGroupListener" start=demand





B) If you would like to start the service, then go to step 5 below. Other wise go to step 6 below.

5. To Start a Service using "Sc Start" Command
A) If not already, you will need to enable the service using step 4 above first.

B) In the elevated command prompt, type the command below, press Enter, and go to step 6 below.

*Arrow sc start "service name"



Note For example:

If I wanted to start the HomeGroup Listener service, I would type the command below using the HomeGroupListener (service name) exactly in the command prompt, and press Enter.

sc start "HomeGroupListener"





6. When finished, you can close the elevated command prompt.





OPTION FOUR [/i] To Start, Stop, and Restart Services in Task Manager
1. Open Task Manager, and click/tap on the Services tab. (see screenshot below)

2. Do step 3, step 4, or step 5 below for what you would like to do.


3. To Start a Service
A) Right click or press and hold on a service (ex: HomeGroupListener), click/tap on Start, and go to step 6 below.
4. To Stop a Service
A) Right click or press and hold on a service (ex: HomeGroupListener), click/tap on Stop, and go to step 6 below.
5. To Restart a Service
NOTE: You will not be able to restart a service if it is stopped. The service's status needs to show as "running" (start) before you will be able to restart it.
A) Right click or press and hold on a service (ex: HomeGroupListener), click/tap on Restart, and go to step 6 below.
6. When finished, you can close Task Manager if you like.








OPTION FIVE [/i] To Start, Stop, and Disable Services in Registry Editor
1. First, open services.msc and double click/tap on the service to see what the "Service name" is for the service. This will be the Service name you will need to use for the registry key in step 4 below.



2. Press the Windows + R keys to open the Run dialog, type regedit, and press Enter.

3. If prompted by UAC, then click/tap on Yes.

4. In Registry Editor, go to the location below: (see screenshot below)
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Service name



Note Substitute Service name in the location above with the actual service name from step 1 above.

For example: The "Service name" for the HomeGroup Listener service is HomeGroupListener, so I would go to this location in the registry.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\HomeGroupListener




5. In the left pane of the Service name (ex: HomeGroupListener), double click on the Start DWORD to modify it. (see screenshot below)

6. Type in a data value from the table below for Start for what you would like, then click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)




[table][tr][td]Startup Type[/td] [td]DWORD "Data" Value[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Automatic (Delayed Start)[/td] [td]DelayedAutostart = 1 Start = 2[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Automatic[/td] [td]DelayedAutostart = 0 Start = 2[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Manual[/td] [td]DelayedAutostart = 0 Start = 3[/td] [/tr] [tr][td]Disabled[/td] [td]DelayedAutostart = 0 Start = 4[/td] [/tr] [/table]

7. If needed, double click/tap on the DelayedAutostart DWORD to modify it's data value (0 or 1) to what's in the table above for what you want it set as, and click/tap on OK. (see screenshot below)



Note If the DelatedAutostart DWORD is not there, then you can right click on an empty area in the right pane, click on New and DWORD (32-bit) Value, type DelatedAutostart, and press Enter to add it. If DelatedAutostart is not there, then it will be the same as it being set to 0 (zero).




8. When finished, close Registry Editor, and restart the computer to apply.





OPTION SIX [/i] To Check Status of Services in PowerShell


Note To see more usage options for the Get-Service command, see: Get-Service - Microsoft Developer Network


1. Open PowerShell.

2. Do step 3 (specific service) or step 4 (all services) below for what you would like to do.


3. To Check Status of a Specific Service
A) Type the command below you want to use into PowerShell, press Enter, and go to step 5. (see screenshot below)

*Arrow Get-Service -Name "Service name" | Format-Table -Auto

OR

*Arrow Get-Service -DisplayName "Display name" | Format-Table -Auto



Note For example:

If I wanted to check the current status of the HomeGroup Listener (Display name) or HomeGroupListener (Service name) service, I would type either command below exactly in the command prompt, and press Enter.

Get-Service -Name "HomeGroupListener" | Format-Table -Auto

OR

Get-Service -DisplayName "HomeGroup Listener" | Format-Table -Auto





4. To Check Status of All Services
A) Type the command below into PowerShell, press Enter, and go to step 5. (see screenshot below)

*Arrow Get-Service | Format-Table -Auto




5. When finished, you can close PowerShell if you like.





OPTION SEVEN [/i] To Start, Stop, Restart, Disable, and Enable Services in PowerShell
1. Open an elevated PowerShell.

2. Do step 3 (start), step 4 (stop), step 4 (restart), step 6 (disable), or step 7 (enable) below for what you would like to do.


3. To Start a Service


Note To see more usage options for the Set-Service command, see: Set-Service - Microsoft Developer Network

To see more usage options for the Start-Service command, see: Start-Service - Microsoft Developer Network


A) Type the command below you want to use into PowerShell, press Enter, and go to step 8. (see screenshot below)

*Arrow Set-Service -Name "Service name" -Status Running

*Arrow Set-Service -DisplayName "Display name" -Status Running

OR

*Arrow Start-Service -Name "Service name"

*Arrow Start-Service -DisplayName "Display name"



Note For example:

If I wanted to start the HomeGroup Listener (Display name) or HomeGroupListener (Service name) service, I would type either command below exactly in the command prompt, and press Enter.

Set-Service -Name "HomeGroupListener" -Status Running

Set-Service -DisplayName "HomeGroup Listener" -Status Running

OR

Start-Service -Name "HomeGroupListener"

Start-Service -DisplayName "HomeGroup Listener"







4. To Stop a Service


Note To see more usage options for the Set-Service command, see: Set-Service - Microsoft Developer Network

To see more usage options for the Stop-Service command, see: Stop-Service - Microsoft Developer Network


A) Type the command below you want to use into PowerShell, press Enter, and go to step 8. (see screenshot below)

*Arrow Set-Service -Name "Service name" -Status Stopped

*Arrow Set-Service -DisplayName "Display name" -Status Stopped

OR

*Arrow Stop-Service -Force -Name "Service name"

*Arrow Stop-Service -Force -DisplayName "Display name"



Note For example:

If I wanted to stop the HomeGroup Listener (Display name) or HomeGroupListener (Service name) service, I would type either command below exactly in the command prompt, and press Enter.

Set-Service -Name "HomeGroupListener" -Status Stopped

Set-Service -DisplayName "HomeGroup Listener" -Status Stopped

OR

Stop-Service -Force -Name "HomeGroupListener"

Stop-Service -Force -DisplayName "HomeGroup Listener"







5. To Restart a Service


Note To see more usage options for the Restart-Service command, see: Restart-Service - Microsoft Developer Network


A) Type the command below you want to use into PowerShell, press Enter, and go to step 8. (see screenshot below)

*Arrow Restart-Service -Force -Name "Service name"

OR

*Arrow Restart-Service -Force -DisplayName "Display name"



Note For example:

If I wanted to restart the HomeGroup Listener (Display name) or HomeGroupListener (Service name) service, I would type either command below exactly in the command prompt, and press Enter.

Restart-Service -Force -Name "HomeGroupListener"

OR

Restart-Service -Force -DisplayName "HomeGroup Listener"





6. To Stop and Disable a Service


Note To see more usage options for the Set-Service command, see: Set-Service - Microsoft Developer Network


A) Type the command below you want to use into PowerShell, press Enter, and go to step 8. (see screenshot below)

*Arrow Set-Service -Name "Service name" -StartupType Disabled -Status Stopped

OR

*Arrow Set-Service -DisplayName "Display name" -StartupType Disabled -Status Stopped



Note For example:

If I wanted to stop and disable the HomeGroup Listener (Display name) or HomeGroupListener (Service name) service, I would type either command below exactly in the command prompt, and press Enter.

Set-Service -Name "HomeGroupListener" -StartupType Disabled -Status Stopped

OR

Set-Service -DisplayName "HomeGroup Listener" -StartupType Disabled -Status Stopped





7. To Enable a Service


Note To see more usage options for the Set-Service command, see: Set-Service - Microsoft Developer Network


A) Type the command below you want to use into PowerShell, press Enter, and go to step 8. (see screenshot below)

*Arrow Set-Service -Name "Service name" -StartupType Manual

*Arrow Set-Service -DisplayName "Display name" -StartupType Manual

OR

*Arrow Set-Service -Name "Service name" -StartupType Automatic

*Arrow Set-Service -DisplayName "Display name" -StartupType Automatic



Note "Startup Type" for Service

• Manual - Manual mode allows Windows to start a service when needed. However, very few services will start up when required in Manual mode. If you find you need a service, place it into Automatic.
• Automatic - With a service in this state, it will start at boot time. Some services, when no longer required, will also automatically stop when not needed. If you find you do not need a service, place it into Manual or Disabled.

For example:

If I wanted to enable the HomeGroup Listener (Display name) or HomeGroupListener (Service name) service, I would type either command below exactly in the command prompt, and press Enter.

*Arrow Set-Service -Name "HomeGroupListener" -StartupType Manual

*Arrow Set-Service -DisplayName "HomeGroup Listener" -StartupType Manual

OR

*Arrow Set-Service -Name "HomeGroupListener" -StartupType Automatic

*Arrow Set-Service -DisplayName "HomeGroup Listener" -StartupType Automatic





8. When finished, you can close PowerShell if you like.

That's it,
Shawn


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• How to Restore Default Services in Windows 10
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• How to Export List of Running and Stopped Services in Windows

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Unable to download any apps - error code 0x80070422

Please enable the service named Background Intelligence transfer service,
Services - Start, Stop, and Disable in Windows 10

 

disabling auto udates and installation

Windows update is eating up the data-svchost.exe points to the same.I would suggest disabling the service named Background intelligence transfer service from services.

Services - Start, Stop, and Disable in Windows 10

 

Hi Shawn,
I thank you for the tutorial on services in Windows 10
I have a question for you
I have developed a service,
but I want my service to start first, my application works as follows:
my service locks the Windows session and only when I connect my USB memory then starts the user session windows
I tried to start my service to start adding the shortcut in the "Startup" folder but I can not get my service run first, many services starting before my service, such as antivirus starts first, also start the driver first printer, etc ..
thanks for the help

 

I thought this might help others that were in the same boat as I was yesterday:

Background:
I uninstalled Intel XTU(Extreme Tuning Utility yesterday, as I do all my overclocking from UEFI/BIOS like @essenbe & @Dude told me to do, and seeing my MSI motherboard comes with Command Center which also communicates with the BIOS and does basically the same thing in changing OC settings, I didn't need XTU. I found having both programs were causing some issues with QueryPerformance to GetTickCount ratio(can cause micro stuttering as it has to do with the different timers Windows & BIOS use; i.e. HPET).


What I did:
So I uninstalled it, rebooted, and found a lot of leftovers, including a file that I could not delete called IOCBIOS2.sys, as it kept saying it was open/running somewhere else. I searched my system, and looked at all kinds of folder and file properties, but couldn't find anything.

Then I thought to check Services, and BINGO found it( a service that was still running called IOCBIOS2)!

I tried disabling the service, then deleting the file, but that didn't work.

I then tried booting into safe mode so only Windows basic services were running, and was able to delete the file.
Now the Service showed up, but now was saying it couldn't be found.

How to get rid of a third party service:
I then opened Regedit and went to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services found the service and deleted the key.

To get rid of a third party service

• Disable the 3rd party service
• Go to safe mode
• Delete the .sys folder
• Boot back into Windows
• Open Services and make sure it's still there, but not running anymore
• Open Regedit
• Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
• Find the service key
• Delete it
• Close Regedit
• Reboot Windows and see if the service is gone for good.

Warning Do not do this with Windows Services!Make a system image backup before doing this, just incase something goes wrong

 

Hello Shawn aving ogt my machines back - nit wan ting jinx them butt.....

Just how relevant would this tip be for me as to a lrager extent I really am not sure of what services do what - leave them alone or what?

Thanks
John

 

Hello John, *Smile

I would recommend to leave them alone. Disabling the wrong service could cripple Windows.

 

Ok mate I was expecting something else but I shall do what you say.

 

Windows 10 does a great job of managing its services, so it's not something you would really need to change or optimize unless for some specific purpose.

 

Ok Shawn will do as you say and thanks again for the patience.

 

I use a little tool called "Disable Unnecessary Services V1.1"

https://forum.raymond.cc/threads/dis...es-v1-1.40809/

Below is an example how I've configured the DisableUNS.ini
Code: ; Generated (18.02.2015 12:03:12) by Disable Unnecessary Services v1.1 ; www.sordum.org [Services] ;Automatic - Manual - Disabled ;Automatic-Default Disable=NAUpdate Disable=AdobeARMservice Disable=DiagTrack Disable=gupdate Disable=gupdatem Disable=WSearch ;Manual-Default Disable=lfsvc Disable=dmwappushservice[/quote]

 

Is there an easy way to define a few profiles with services deactivated, and then to switch profile before restarting?For example

Profile normal: as is

Profile online gaming (deactivate all update services such as Office, Google, windows update, file indexing,

Profile offline gaming ( = online gaming - networking -defender - ...)

Profile music production (network deactivated, wifi deactivated, bluetooth deactivated, and on and on. Only the minimal)

 

Hello Sil, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

I suppose that you could create some .bat files for this purpose with each one using commands to start/enable OR stop/disable the services you want.

 

This tutorial has been updated to add Option 6 and 7 to check status, start, stop, restart, disable, and enable Services in PowerShell. *Smile