Stop-Service

Stops one or more running services. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/stop-service.

Stop a service on the local computer:
Stop-Service -Name {{service_name}}
Stop a service by using the display name:
Stop-Service -DisplayName "{{name}}"
Stop a service that has dependent services:
Stop-Service -Name {{service_name}} -Force -Confirm

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