ChangeStartMode - powershell.one

Modifies the start mode of a service.

Example

Do not run below example code just to see what happens next. Many methods seriously affect your system. Always make sure you actually understand what the method and the code do.

# define the arguments you want to submit to the method
# remove values that you do not want to submit
# make sure you replace values with meaningful content before running the code
# see section "Parameters" below for a description of each argument.
$arguments = @{
    StartMode       = 'someText'  # replace 'someText' with meaningful text
}


# select the instance(s) for which you want to invoke the method
# you can use "Get-CimInstance -Query (ADD FILTER CLAUSE HERE!)" to safely play with filter clauses
# if you want to apply the method to ALL instances, remove "Where...." clause altogether.
$query = 'Select * From Win32_BaseService Where (ADD FILTER CLAUSE HERE!)'
Invoke-CimMethod -Query $query -Namespace Root/CIMV2 -MethodName ChangeStartMode -Arguments $arguments |
Add-Member -MemberType ScriptProperty -Name ReturnValueFriendly -Passthru -Value {
  switch ([int]$this.ReturnValue)
  {
        0        {'Success'}
        1        {'Not Supported'}
        2        {'Access Denied'}
        3        {'Dependent Services Running'}
        4        {'Invalid Service Control'}
        5        {'Service Cannot Accept Control'}
        6        {'Service Not Active'}
        7        {'Service Request Timeout'}
        8        {'Unknown Failure'}
        9        {'Path Not Found'}
        10       {'Service Already Running'}
        11       {'Service Database Locked'}
        12       {'Service Dependency Deleted'}
        13       {'Service Dependency Failure'}
        14       {'Service Disabled'}
        15       {'Service Logon Failed'}
        16       {'Service Marked For Deletion'}
        17       {'Service No Thread'}
        18       {'Status Circular Dependency'}
        19       {'Status Duplicate Name'}
        20       {'Status Invalid Name'}
        21       {'Status Invalid Parameter'}
        22       {'Status Invalid Service Account'}
        23       {'Status Service Exists'}
        24       {'Service Already Paused'}
        default  {'Unknown Error '}
    }
}

To run this method on one or more remote systems, use New-CimSession:

$ComputerName = 'server12','server14'  # adjust to your server names
$Credential   = Get-Credential         # submit a user account with proper permissions

# define the arguments you want to submit to the method
# remove values that you do not want to submit
# make sure you replace values with meaningful content before running the code
# see section "Parameters" below for a description of each argument.
$arguments = @{
    StartMode       = 'someText'  # replace 'someText' with meaningful text
}


$session = New-CimSession -ComputerName $ComputerName -Credential $Credential

# select the instance(s) for which you want to invoke the method
# you can use "Get-CimInstance -Query (ADD FILTER CLAUSE HERE!)" to safely play with filter clauses
$query = 'Select * From Win32_BaseService Where (ADD FILTER CLAUSE HERE!)'
Invoke-CimMethod -Query $query -Namespace Root/CIMV2 -MethodName ChangeStartMode -Arguments $arguments -CimSession $session |
Add-Member -MemberType ScriptProperty -Name ReturnValueFriendly -Passthru -Value {
  switch ([int]$this.ReturnValue)
  {
        0        {'Success'}
        1        {'Not Supported'}
        2        {'Access Denied'}
        3        {'Dependent Services Running'}
        4        {'Invalid Service Control'}
        5        {'Service Cannot Accept Control'}
        6        {'Service Not Active'}
        7        {'Service Request Timeout'}
        8        {'Unknown Failure'}
        9        {'Path Not Found'}
        10       {'Service Already Running'}
        11       {'Service Database Locked'}
        12       {'Service Dependency Deleted'}
        13       {'Service Dependency Failure'}
        14       {'Service Disabled'}
        15       {'Service Logon Failed'}
        16       {'Service Marked For Deletion'}
        17       {'Service No Thread'}
        18       {'Status Circular Dependency'}
        19       {'Status Duplicate Name'}
        20       {'Status Invalid Name'}
        21       {'Status Invalid Parameter'}
        22       {'Status Invalid Service Account'}
        23       {'Status Service Exists'}
        24       {'Service Already Paused'}
        default  {'Unknown Error '}
    }
}


Remove-CimSession -CimSession $session

Learn more about Invoke-CimMethod and invoking WMI methods.

Syntax

uint32 ChangeStartMode(
  [in] string StartMode = Auto Start
);

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
StartMode	String	The StartMode parameter passes the start mode of the Win32 base service. “Boot” specifies a device driver started by the operating system loader. This value is valid only for driver services. “System” specifies a device driver started by the IoInitSystem function. This value is valid only for driver services. “Automatic” specifies a service to be started automatically by the service control manager during system startup. “Manual” specifies a service to be started by the service control manager when a process calls the StartService function. “Disabled” specifies a service that can no longer be started.

Return Value

Returns a value of type UInt32. Return values:

$returnValues = @{
  = 'Success'
  = 'Not Supported'
  = 'Access Denied'
  = 'Dependent Services Running'
  = 'Invalid Service Control'
  = 'Service Cannot Accept Control'
  = 'Service Not Active'
  = 'Service Request Timeout'
  = 'Unknown Failure'
  = 'Path Not Found'
 = 'Service Already Running'
 = 'Service Database Locked'
 = 'Service Dependency Deleted'
 = 'Service Dependency Failure'
 = 'Service Disabled'
 = 'Service Logon Failed'
 = 'Service Marked For Deletion'
 = 'Service No Thread'
 = 'Status Circular Dependency'
 = 'Status Duplicate Name'
 = 'Status Invalid Name'
 = 'Status Invalid Parameter'
 = 'Status Invalid Service Account'
 = 'Status Service Exists'
 = 'Service Already Paused'
}

Requirements

To use Win32_BaseService, the following requirements apply:

PowerShell

Get-CimInstance was introduced with PowerShell Version 3.0, which in turn was introduced on clients with Windows 8 and on servers with Windows Server 2012.

If necessary, update Windows PowerShell to Windows PowerShell 5.1, or install PowerShell 7 side-by-side.

Operating System

Win32_BaseService was introduced on clients with Windows Vista and on servers with Windows Server 2008.

Namespace

Win32_BaseService lives in the Namespace Root/CIMV2. This is the default namespace. There is no need to use the -Namespace parameter in Get-CimInstance.

Implementation

Win32_BaseService is implemented in CIMWin32.dll and defined in CIMWin32.mof. Both files are located in the folder C:\Windows\system32\wbem:

explorer $env:windir\system32\wbem
notepad $env:windir\system32\wbem\CIMWin32.mof

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