In this article, I will show you on how to use Powershell to check Windows service status.
List All Services (Default Property)
get-service
List All Services (All Property)
The property for service do not limited to only Name, DisplayName and Status. There are others property you can get. To get the possible property, you can use below command:
get-service | get-member
You can see at MemberType column with value Property.
To query all services with all possible property, you can use below command:
get-service | select-object -property *
However, it will be shown as a list, not a grid table.
Selected Property
You can filter as well for desired property, like you only want to know the DisplayName and its status.
The command as below:
get-service | select-object -property DisplayName, Status
The position of property in the command, play an important role on displaying the information. The first property input, will be listed first on the left.
Select Service By Property Value
By Status
get-service | where-object {$_.Status -eq ‘Running’}
get-service | where-object {$_.Status -eq ‘Stopped’}
Find Service By Name
Find Service By DisplayName
Find Services With Wildcard
Find Services With Match String
Sort Services By Property
By Status
By Name
By DisplayName
Export To CSV Or Text File
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