Get the list of running services from command prompt

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Leave a Comment

Windows provides command line support for almost all the operations related to services. Whatever you can do through services.msc you can do the same from command prompt too. It is just that you need to figure out which command we need to use for the required operation.  And some operations are better be done from command prompt. For example we can't get the list of services running on the machine easily through services.msc console. Command prompt is better suited for this.

We can get the list of all services running on the machine very easily from command prompt. Just run Net start in the command window.

Example:

C:\Documents and Settings\user>net start
These Windows services are started:

   Application Layer Gateway Service
   Automatic Updates
   COM+ Event System
   Cryptographic Services
   DCOM Server Process Launcher
   DHCP Client
   Distributed Link Tracking Client
   DNS Client
   Error Reporting Service
   ES lite Service for program management.
   Event Log
   Fast User Switching Compatibility
   Help and Support
   HID Input Service
   IPSEC Services
   Network Connections
   Network Location Awareness (NLA)
   Plug and Play
   Print Spooler
   Protected Storage
   Remote Access Connection Manager
   Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
   Secondary Logon
   Security Accounts Manager
   Security Center
   Server
   Shell Hardware Detection
   SSDP Discovery Service
   System Event Notification
   System Restore Service
   Task Scheduler
   TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper
   Telephony
   Terminal Services
   Themes
   WebClient
   Windows Audio
   Windows Firewall/Internet Connection Sharing (ICS)
   Windows Management Instrumentation
   Windows Time
   Windows User Mode Driver Framework
   Wireless Zero Configuration
   Workstation

The command completed successfully.  

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