Creates a new Windows service.
Syntax
New-Service [-Name] <string> [-BinaryPathName] <string> [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-DependsOn <string[]>] [-Description <string>] [-DisplayName <string>] [-StartupType {<Automatic> | <Manual> | <Disabled>}] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
Description
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 executes 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>
Specifies the path to the executable file for the service. This parameter is required.
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Required? |
true |
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Position? |
2 |
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Default Value |
none |
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Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
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Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Credential <PSCredential>
Specifies a user account that has permission to perform this action. Type a user name, such as "User01" or "Domain01\User01". Or, enter a PSCredential object, such as one from the Get-Credential cmdlet. If you type a user name, you will be prompted for a password.
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Required? |
false |
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Position? |
named |
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Default Value |
none |
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Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
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Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-DependsOn <string[]>
Specifies the names of other services upon which the new service depends. To enter multiple service names, use a comma to separate the names.
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Required? |
false |
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Position? |
named |
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Default Value |
None |
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Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
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Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Description <string>
Specifies a description of the service.
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Required? |
false |
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Position? |
named |
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Default Value |
none |
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Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
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Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-DisplayName <string>
Specifies a display name for the service.
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Required? |
false |
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Position? |
named |
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Default Value |
none |
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Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
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Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Name <string>
Specifies the name of the service. This parameter is required.
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Required? |
true |
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Position? |
1 |
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Default Value |
none |
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Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
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Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-StartupType <ServiceStartMode>
Sets the startup type of the service. "Automatic" is the default.
Valid values are:
-- Manual: The service is started only manually, by a user (using the Service Control Manager) or by an application.
-- Automatic: The service is to be 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.
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Required? |
false |
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Position? |
named |
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Default Value |
Automatic |
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Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
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Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.
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Required? |
false |
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Position? |
named |
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Default Value |
none |
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Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
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Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WhatIf
Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.
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Required? |
false |
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Position? |
named |
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Default Value |
none |
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Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
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Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.
Inputs and Outputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet. The return type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet returns.
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Inputs |
None You cannot pipe input to this cmdlet. |
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Outputs |
System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController New-Service returns an object that represents the new service. |
Notes
To run this cmdlet on Windows Vista and later versions of Windows, start Windows PowerShell with the "Run as administrator" option.
Example 1
C:\PS>new-service -name TestService -binaryPathName "C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs" This command creates a new service named "TestService".
Example 2
C:\PS>new-service -name TestService -path "C:\WINDOWS\System32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs" -dependson NetLogon -displayName "Test Service" -StartupType Manual -Description "This is a test service." This command creates a new service named "TestService". It uses the parameters of the New-Service cmdlet to specify a description, startup type, and display name for the new service. To specify the BinaryPathName parameter, the command uses the Path parameter alias. You can also use "-bpn".
Example 3
C:\PS>get-wmiobject win32_service -filter "name='testservice'" ExitCode : 0 Name : testservice ProcessId : 0 StartMode : Auto State : Stopped Status : OK Description ----------- This command uses the Get-WmiObject cmdlet to get the Win32_Service object for the new service. This object includes the start mode and the service description.
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