Start-MrAutoStoppedService.ps1
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#Requires -Version 3.0 function Start-MrAutoStoppedService { <# .SYNOPSIS Starts services that are set to start automatically, are not currently running, excluding the services that are set to delayed start. .DESCRIPTION Start-MrAutoStoppedService is a function that starts services on the specified remote computer(s) that are set to start automatically, are not currently running, and it excludes the services that are set to start automatically with a delayed startup. This function requires PowerShell version 3 or higher on the machine it is being run from, PowerShell version 2 or higher on the remote machine that it is being run against, and PowerShell remoting to be enabled on the remote computer. .PARAMETER ComputerName The remote computer(s) to check the status and start the services on. .PARAMETER Credential Specifies a user account that has permission to perform this action. The default is the current user. .PARAMETER PassThru Returns an object representing the service. By default, this function does not generate any output. .EXAMPLE Start-MrAutoStoppedService -ComputerName 'Server1', 'Server2' .EXAMPLE Start-MrAutoStoppedService -ComputerName 'Server1', 'Server2' -PassThru .EXAMPLE 'Server1', 'Server2' | Start-MrAutoStoppedService .EXAMPLE Start-MrAutoStoppedService -ComputerName 'Server1', 'Server2' -Credential (Get-Credential) .INPUTS String .OUTPUTS None or ServiceController .NOTES Author: Mike F Robbins Website: http://mikefrobbins.com Twitter: @mikefrobbins #> [CmdletBinding(SupportsShouldProcess)] param ( [Parameter(Mandatory, ValueFromPipeline, ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName)] [string[]]$ComputerName, [System.Management.Automation.Credential()]$Credential = [System.Management.Automation.PSCredential]::Empty, [switch]$PassThru ) BEGIN { $Params = @{} $RemoteParams = @{} switch ($PSBoundParameters) { {$_.keys -contains 'Credential'} {$Params.Credential = $Credential} {$_.keys -contains 'PassThru'} {$RemoteParams.PassThru = $true} {$_.keys -contains 'Confirm'} {$RemoteParams.Confirm = $true} {$_.keys -contains 'WhatIf'} {$RemoteParams.WhatIf = $true} } } PROCESS { $Params.ComputerName = $ComputerName Invoke-Command @Params { $Services = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Filter { State != 'Running' and StartMode = 'Auto' } foreach ($Service in $Services.Name) { Get-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\$Service" | Where-Object {$_.Start -eq 2 -and $_.DelayedAutoStart -ne 1} | Select-Object -Property @{label='ServiceName';expression={$_.PSChildName}} | Start-Service @Using:RemoteParams } } } } |