Resume-Service

SYNOPSIS

Resumes one or more suspended (paused) services.

SYNTAX

InputObject (Default)

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

Default

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

DisplayName

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

-DisplayName

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

Type: System.String[]
Parameter Sets: DisplayName
Aliases:

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

-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: System.String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-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: System.String[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-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: System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController[]
Parameter Sets: InputObject
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Name

Specifies the service names of the services to be resumed.

Type: System.String[]
Parameter Sets: Default
Aliases: ServiceName

Required: True
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName, ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-PassThru

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

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-WhatIf

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

Type: System.Management.Automation.SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController, System.String

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

OUTPUTS

None, System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController

This cmdlet generates a System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController object that represents the resumed service, if you specify the PassThru parameter. Otherwise, this cmdlet does not generate any output.

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.