- 1 year ago
How to 'only' get the service 'status' in Windows? (alternative for `systemctl is-active service`)
In Windows, you can use the Get-Service
cmdlet in PowerShell to retrieve the status of a service. Here's an example:
powershell$serviceName = "YourServiceName"
$serviceStatus = (Get-Service -Name $serviceName).Status
$serviceStatus
Replace "YourServiceName"
with the actual name of the service you want to check. The Get-Service
cmdlet retrieves information about the specified service, and the .Status
property returns the current status of the service.
The $serviceStatus
variable will contain the status of the service, which can be one of the following values:
Running
: The service is currently running.Stopped
: The service is stopped.Paused
: The service is paused.StartPending
: The service is in the process of starting.StopPending
: The service is in the process of stopping.ContinuePending
: The service is in the process of resuming from a paused state.PausePending
: The service is in the process of pausing.
You can then use the $serviceStatus
variable as needed in your script or display it to the console to check the status of the service.
Note that administrative privileges might be required to query the status of certain services. Ensure that you run PowerShell with appropriate permissions or elevate your privileges if needed.