System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController 9.0.3

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dotnet add package System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController --version 9.0.3                

                    
                

            
NuGet\Install-Package System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController -Version 9.0.3
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController" Version="9.0.3" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
paket add System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController --version 9.0.3                

                    
                

            
#r "nuget: System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController, 9.0.3"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
// Install System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController&version=9.0.3

// Install System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController&version=9.0.3

About

Provides the System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController API, which allows to connect to a Windows service, manipulate it, or get information about it. Not supported on other platforms.

Key Features

  • Retrieve information from Windows services
  • Connect to and manipulate Windows services (start, pause, stop or other operations)

How to Use

Retrieve Windows service information

using System.ServiceProcess;

// Loop through all installed Windows services and print the name, status and display name.
foreach (ServiceController serviceController in ServiceController.GetServices())
{
    Console.WriteLine("Name: " + serviceController.ServiceName);
    Console.WriteLine("Status: " + serviceController.Status.ToString());
    Console.WriteLine("Display name: " + serviceController.DisplayName);
}

// Loop through all installed device driver services
foreach (ServiceController serviceController in ServiceController.GetDevices())
{
    Console.WriteLine("Name: " + serviceController.ServiceName);
    Console.WriteLine("Status: " + serviceController.Status.ToString());
    Console.WriteLine("Display name: " + serviceController.DisplayName);
}

Manipulate a Windows service

using System.ServiceProcess;

ServiceController service = new("TestServiceName");
if (service.CanStop && service.Status != ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped && service.Status != ServiceControllerStatus.StopPending)
{
    service.Stop();
}

Main Types

The main types provided by this library are:

  • System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController
  • System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus
  • System.ServiceProcess.ServiceType

Additional Documentation

Feedback & Contributing

System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController is released as open source under the MIT license. Bug reports and contributions are welcome at the GitHub repository.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
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.NET Framework net461 was computed.  net462 is compatible.  net463 was computed.  net47 was computed.  net471 was computed.  net472 was computed.  net48 was computed.  net481 was computed. 
MonoAndroid monoandroid was computed. 
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