Windows PowerShell command on Get-command New-Service

NAME

New-Service

SYNOPSIS

Creates a new Windows service.

SYNTAX

New-Service [-Name] [-BinaryPathName] [-Confirm] [-Credential ] [-DependsOn

] [-Description ] [-DisplayName ] [-StartupType {Boot | System | Automatic | Manual |

Disabled}] [-WhatIf] []

DESCRIPTION

The New-Service cmdlet creates a new entry for a Windows service in the registry and in the service database. A

new service requires an executable file that runs during the service. The parameters of this cmdlet let you set the display name, description, startup type, and dependencies of the service.

PARAMETERS

-BinaryPathName

Specifies the path of the executable file for the service. This parameter is required. Required? true Position? 1 Default value None Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false

-Confirm []

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet. Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false

-Credential

Specifies a user account that has permission to perform this action. Type a user name, such as User01 or Domain01\User01, or enter a PSCredential object, such as one generated by

the Get-Credential cmdlet. If you type a user name, this cmdlet prompts you for a password.

Required? false Position? named Default value None Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false

-DependsOn

Specifies the names of other services upon which the new service depends. To enter multiple service names, use a comma to separate the names. Required? false Position? named Default value None Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false

-Description

Specifies a description of the service. Required? false Position? named Default value None Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false

-DisplayName

Specifies a display name for the service. Required? false Position? named Default value None Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false

-Name

Specifies the name of the service. This parameter is required. Required? true Position? 0 Default value None Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false

-StartupType

Sets the startup type of the service. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

- Manual. The service is started only manually, by a user, using the Service Control Manager, or by an

application. - Automatic. The service is started or was started by the operating system, at system start-up.

If an automatically started service depends on a manually started service, the manually started service is

also started automatically at system startup. - Disabled. The service is disabled and cannot be started by a

user or application. The default value is Automatic. Required? false Position? named Default value None Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false

-WhatIf []

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run. Required? false Position? named Default value False Accept pipeline input? False Accept wildcard characters? false This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

INPUTS

None You cannot pipe input to this cmdlet.

OUTPUTS

System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController This cmdlet returns an object that represents the new service.

NOTES

* To run this cmdlet on Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating system, start Windows

PowerShell by using the Run as administrator option. To delete a service, use Sc.exe, or use the Get-WmiObject

cmdlet to get the Win32_Service object that represents the service and then use the Delete * method to delete

the service. The object that Get-Service returns does not have a delete method.

Example 1: Create a service

PS C:\>New-Service -Name "TestService" -BinaryPathName "C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs"

This command creates a service named TestService.

Example 2: Create a service that includes description, startup type, and display name

PS C:\>New-Service -Name "TestService" -BinaryPathName "C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs" -DependsOn

NetLogon -DisplayName "Test Service" -StartupType Manual -Description "This is a test service."

This command creates a service named TestService. It uses the parameters of New-Service to specify a description,

startup type, and display name for the new service.

Example 3: View the new service

PS C:\>Get-WmiObject win32_service -Filter "name='testservice'"

ExitCode : 0

Name : testservice

ProcessId : 0 StartMode : Auto

State : Stopped

Status : OK

This command uses Get-WmiObject to get the Win32_Service object for the new service. This object includes the

start mode and the service description.

Example 4: Delete a service

PS C:\>sc.exe delete TestService

- or -

PS C:\> (Get-WmiObject win32_service -Filter "name='TestService'").delete()

This example shows two ways to delete the TestService service. The first command uses the delete option of Sc.exe.

The second command uses the Delete method of the Win32_Service objects that Get-WmiObject returns.