New-Service

Creates a new Windows service.
New-Service [-Name*] <String> [-BinaryPathName*] <String> [-Credential [<PSCredential>]] [-DependsOn [<String[]>]][-Description [<String>]] [-DisplayName [<String>]] [-StartupType {Boot | System | Automatic | Manual | Disabled}][-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]

The New-Service cmdlet creates a new entry for a Windows service in the registry and in the service database. A new service requires an executable file that runs during the service.

The parameters of this cmdlet let you set the display name, description, startup type, and dependencies of the service.

Parameters
-BinaryPathName <String>

  • This value is required

Specifies the path of the executable file for the service. This parameter is required.
-Credential [<PSCredential>]

Specifies a user account that has permission to perform this action.

Type a user name, such as User01 or Domain01User01, or enter a PSCredential object, such as one generated by the Get-Credential cmdlet. If you type a user name, this cmdlet prompts you for a password.
-DependsOn [<String[]>]

  • Default value is None

Specifies the names of other services upon which the new service depends. To enter multiple service names, use a comma to separate the names.
-Description [<String>]

Specifies a description of the service.
-DisplayName [<String>]

Specifies a display name for the service.
-Name <String>

  • This value is required

Specifies the name of the service. This parameter is required.
-StartupType [<ServiceStartMode>]

Sets the startup type of the service. The acceptable values for this parameter are:

— Manual. The service is started only manually, by a user, using the Service Control Manager, or by an application. — Automatic. The service is started or was started by the operating system, at system start-up. If an automatically started service depends on a manually started service, the manually started service is also started automatically at system startup. — Disabled. The service is disabled and cannot be started by a user or application.

The default value is Automatic.
-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]

  • Default value is false

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]

  • Default value is false

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

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.

Inputs

None

You cannot pipe input to this cmdlet.

Outputs

System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController

This cmdlet returns an object that represents the new service.

Examples
  1. Create a service: 
    PS C:> New-Service -Name "TestService" -BinaryPathName "C:WINDOWSSystem32svchost.exe -k netsvcs"

    This command creates a service named TestService.

  2. Create a service that includes description, startup type, and display name: 
    PS C:> New-Service -Name "TestService" -BinaryPathName "C:WINDOWSSystem32svchost.exe -k netsvcs" -DependsOn NetLogon -DisplayName "Test Service" -StartupType Manual -Description "This is a test service."

    This command creates a service named TestService. It uses the parameters of New-Service to specify a description, startup type, and display name for the new service.

  3. View the new service: 
    PS C:> Get-WmiObject win32_service -Filter "name='testservice'"
ExitCode  : 0
Name      : testservice
ProcessId : 0
StartMode : Auto
State     : Stopped
Status    : OK

    This command uses Get-WmiObject to get the Win32_Service object for the new service. This object includes the start mode and the service description.

  4. Delete a service: 
    PS C:> sc.exe delete TestService
- or -
PS C:>  (Get-WmiObject win32_service -Filter "name='TestService'").delete()

    This example shows two ways to delete the TestService service. The first command uses the delete option of Sc.exe. The second command uses the Delete method of the Win32_Service objects that Get-WmiObject returns.

Additional Notes
 To run this cmdlet on Windows Vista and later versions of the Windows operating system, start Windows 
 PowerShell by using the Run as administrator option.
 To delete a service, use Sc.exe, or use the Get-WmiObject cmdlet to get the Win32_Service object that 
 represents the service and then use the Delete method to delete the service. The object that Get-Service 
 returns does not have a delete method.
Related Links

Get-Service
Restart-Service
Resume-Service
Set-Service
Start-Service
Stop-Service
Suspend-Service

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