This section is about cmdlets that are installed with the PowerShell module in Microsoft PowerShell Management.
Contains cmdlets that help you manage Windows in PowerShell.
Stop-Service
The Stop-Service command sends a message that a Windows service has stopped.
Services can be identified by their service names or display name.
Examples of Stop-Service
example 1
Stop a service on the local computer
Stop-Service -Name "Print Spooler"
Example 2
Stop a service using a display name
Get-Service -DisplayName "telnet" | Stop-Service
Example 3
Stop a service that has dependent (authorized) services on it
Get-Service -Name "iisadmin" | Format-List -Property Name, DependentServices
Stop-Service -Name "iisadmin" -Force -Confirm
This example stops the IISAdmin service on the computer.
Since stopping this service also stops services that depend on the IISAdmin service, it is better to precede Stop-Service, which invokes services that depend on the IISAdmin service, use Get-Service.