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Resume-Service

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Microsoft.PowerShell.Management

Resumes one or more suspended (paused) services.

Syntax

Resume-Service
      [-InputObject] <ServiceController[]>
      [-PassThru]
      [-Include <String[]>]
      [-Exclude <String[]>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Resume-Service
      [-Name] <String[]>
      [-PassThru]
      [-Include <String[]>]
      [-Exclude <String[]>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]
Resume-Service
      [-PassThru]
      -DisplayName <String[]>
      [-Include <String[]>]
      [-Exclude <String[]>]
      [-WhatIf]
      [-Confirm]
      [<CommonParameters>]

Description

This cmdlet is only available on the Windows platform.

The Resume-Service cmdlet sends a resume message to the Windows Service Controller for each of the specified services. If a service is suspended, it resumes. If it is currently running, the message is ignored. You can specify the services by their service names or display names, or you can use the InputObject parameter to pass a service object that represents the services that you want to resume.

Examples

Example 1: Resume a service on the local computer

PS C:\> Resume-Service "sens"

This command resumes the System Event Notification service on the local computer. The service name is represented in the command by sens. The command uses the Name parameter to specify the service name of the service, but the command omits the parameter name because the parameter name is optional.

Example 2: Resume all suspended services

PS C:\> Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Paused"} | Resume-Service

This command resumes all of the suspended services on the computer. The Get-Service cmdlet command gets all of the services on the computer. The pipeline operator (|) passes the results to the Where-Object cmdlet, which selects the services that have a Status property of Paused. The next pipeline operator sends the results to Resume-Service, which resumes the paused services.

In practice, you would use the WhatIf parameter to determine the effect of the command before you run it.

Parameters

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:cf
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-DisplayName

Specifies the display names of the services to be resumed. Wildcard characters are permitted.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:True

-Exclude

Specifies services that this cmdlet omits. The value of this parameter qualifies the Name parameter. Enter a name element or pattern, such as s*. Wildcard characters are permitted.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:True

-Include

Specifies services to resume. The value of this parameter qualifies Name parameter. Enter a name element or pattern, such as s*. Wildcard characters are permitted.

Type:String[]
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:True

-InputObject

Specifies ServiceController objects that represent the services to resumed. Enter a variable that contains the objects, or type a command or expression that gets the objects.

Type:ServiceController[]
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-Name

Specifies the service names of the services to be resumed.

Type:String[]
Aliases:ServiceName
Position:0
Default value:None
Required:True
Accept pipeline input:True
Accept wildcard characters:False

-PassThru

Returns an object that represents the service. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

Type:SwitchParameter
Position:Named
Default value:None
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

Type:SwitchParameter
Aliases:wi
Position:Named
Default value:False
Required:False
Accept pipeline input:False
Accept wildcard characters:False

Inputs

ServiceController

You can pipe a service object to this cmdlet.

String

You can pipe a string that contains a service name to this cmdlet.

Outputs

None

By default, this cmdlet returns no output.

ServiceController

When you use the PassThru parameter, this cmdlet returns a ServiceController object representing the resumed service.

Notes

This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.

  • The status of services that have been suspended is Paused. When services are resumed, their status is Running.
  • Resume-Service can control services only when the current user has permission to do this. If a command does not work correctly, you might not have the required permissions.
  • To find the service names and display names of the services on your system, type Get-Service. The service names appear in the Name column, and the display names appear in the DisplayName column.