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Version: 4.0

Set-ADTServiceStartMode

SYNOPSIS​

Set the service startup mode.

SYNTAX​

Set-ADTServiceStartMode [-Service] <ServiceController> [-StartMode] <String> [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION​

Set the service startup mode. This function allows you to configure the startup mode of a specified service. The startup modes available are: Automatic, Automatic (Delayed Start), Manual, Disabled, Boot, and System.

EXAMPLES​

EXAMPLE 1​

Set-ADTServiceStartMode -Service 'wuauserv' -StartMode 'Automatic (Delayed Start)'

Sets the 'wuauserv' service to start automatically with a delayed start.

PARAMETERS​

-Service​

Specify the name of the service.

Type: ServiceController
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-StartMode​

Specify startup mode for the service. Options: Automatic, Automatic (Delayed Start), Manual, Disabled, Boot, System.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
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​

None​

You cannot pipe objects to this function.​

OUTPUTS​

None​

This function does not return any output.​

NOTES​

An active ADT session is NOT required to use this function.

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