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## Define the service name in a variable |
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$ServiceName = 'EventLog' |
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## Read the service from Windows to return a service object |
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$ServiceInfo = Get-Service -Name $ServiceName |
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## If the server is not running (ne) |
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if ($ServiceInfo.Status -ne 'Running') { |
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## Write to the console that the service is not running |
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Write-Host 'Service is not started, starting service' |
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## Start the service |
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Start-Service -Name $ServiceName |
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## Update the $ServiceInfo object to reflect the new state |
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$ServiceInfo.Refresh() |
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## Write to the console the Status property which indicates the state of the service |
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Write-Host $ServiceInfo.Status |
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} else { ## If the Status is anything but Running |
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## Write to the console the service is already running |
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Write-Host 'The service is already running.' |
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} |
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## From https://adamtheautomator.com/powershell-script-examples/ |
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