Windows: Check Windows service

Check a Windows service: running, stopped, starting, stopping or paused.

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Check a Windows service: running, stopped, starting, stopping or paused.

Runs on: Windows only.

Add it to a process

In the process designer, open the Add step tab. Find Check Windows service under Windows, or type its name in the search box, and drag it onto the canvas.

Fields

FieldRequiredWhat it does
ServiceYesThe service's name, or the name Windows shows for it (such as Print Spooler)
VariableNoVariable to store the state

What it gives back

  • {service_state} – running, stopped, starting, stopping, paused, …

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