Friday, December 08, 2023

How to Identify Windows services via command prompt

You can use various commands in the Command Prompt or PowerShell to find out which services are running on Windows. Here are a few common methods:

1. SC Command:

Open the Command Prompt.
To list all services:

sc query

2. Net Command:

Open the Command Prompt.
To list all services:

net start

3. PowerShell:

Open PowerShell.
To list all services:

Get-Service

To list running services:

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

4. Tasklist and Task Manager:

Open the Command Prompt.
To list all running processes, including services:

tasklist

You can also use Task Manager by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc or Ctrl + Alt + Delete and selecting "Task Manager." In Task Manager, go to the "Services" tab to see a list of services and their status.

5. Services.msc:

Open the "Run" dialog (Win + R) and type services.msc.
This opens the Services management console, where you can see a list of all services, their status, and startup type.

6. System Configuration (msconfig):

Open the "Run" dialog (Win + R) and type msconfig.
 Go to the "Services" tab to see a list of services that start with the system.

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