Get Services on Windows

Windows services are an important component of the Windows operating system, quietly working in the background to manage various tasks that keep the computer running smoothly. These services cover a wide array of tasks, including network connections management, device drivers control, system security, and regular maintenance. This tutorial demonstrates how to get services on Windows.

On each section, PowerShell will be employed to access information about the services operating on the Windows machine.

All services

To retrieve a list of all services installed on the Windows system, we can use the PowerShell Get-Service cmdlet. This command provides detailed information about each service, including its name, display name, status, and more.

Get-Service

Running this command will display a table with information about all the services currently installed on the system. Output example:

Status   Name               DisplayName
------   ----               -----------
Stopped  AarSvc_558dc       Agent Activation Runtime_558dc
Stopped  AJRouter           AllJoyn Router Service
Stopped  ALG                Application Layer Gateway Service
Stopped  AppIDSvc           Application Identity
Running  Appinfo            Application Information
Stopped  AppMgmt            Application Management
...

Running services

If you're specifically interested in the services that are currently running, you can use the Get-Service cmdlet in combination with the Where-Object cmdlet to filter the results.

Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Running"}

This command will provide a list of all services that are currently in the "Running" state, making it easy to identify the active services on the system.

Stopped services

Conversely, if you want to see a list of services that are currently stopped, you can use a similar approach with the Get-Service and Where-Object cmdlets.

Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"}

Running this command will display a list of all services that are currently in the "Stopped" state, helping you identify services that are not currently running.