PowerShell for Automating Administration - Manage Windows Services Using PowerShell - 2

This video tutorial covers managing Windows services using PowerShell. It explains how to stop, start, and restart services, change their startup type, and modify the user account under which they run. The tutorial emphasizes using specific PowerShell cmdlets like Stop-Service, Start-Service, and Set-Service, and highlights the differences between PowerShell versions 5 and 7. Practical examples, such as managing the print spooler service, are provided to illustrate these concepts. The video concludes with an assignment to reinforce learning.

Which PowerShell cmdlet is used to fetch services by their properties?

• Get-Service

• Fetch-Service

• List-Service

• Retrieve-Service

What is the correct cmdlet to stop a running service in PowerShell?

• End-Service

• Stop-Service

• Halt-Service

• Terminate-Service

Why might the 'Restart-Service' cmdlet not be recommended according to the lecture?

• It is not available in PowerShell 7.

• It may not behave correctly.

• It requires administrator privileges.

• It doesn't stop the service first.

How can you change a service's startup type to manual using PowerShell?

• Use 'Set-Service' cmdlet

• Use 'Modify-Service' cmdlet

• Use 'Change-Service' cmdlet

• Use 'Update-Service' cmdlet

What is the default startup type for services that start automatically on system reboot?

• Automatic

• Disabled

• Delayed

• Manual

Which PowerShell version supports changing the service user account using 'Set-Service'?

• PowerShell 6

• PowerShell 5

• PowerShell 4

• PowerShell 7

What alternative methods can be used in PowerShell 5 to change the service user account?

• SC EXE and CMD

• WMI and CMD

• CMD and WMI

• SC EXE and WMI