How To Control Running Services With The SC Command [Windows]

The "sc" command comes with numerous sub-commands. A list can be seen by entering "sc /?" into a command prompt. Altogether, 24 sub-commands are listed. Each sub-command in turn may have a subset of different commands. The table below shows a selection of the sub-commands and their functions that are of most relevance to a typical PC owner.

Command

Function

sc config

Configures service startup and login accounts

sc continue

Resumes a paused service

sc enumdepend

Lists the services that cannot run unless the specified service is running

sc failure

Specifies what action to take upon failure of the service

sc pause

Pauses a service

sc qc

Displays the configuration of a particular service

sc query

Displays information about the specified service, driver, type of service, or type of driver

sc start

Starts a service running

sc stop

Sends a STOP request to a service (not all will respond)