tldr/pages/windows/set-service.md

Set-Service

Starts, stops, and suspends a service, and changes its properties. This command can only be used through PowerShell. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/set-service.

• Change a display name:

Set-Service -Name {{hostname}} -DisplayName "{{name}}"

• Change the startup type of services:

Set-Service -Name {{service_name}} -StartupType {{Automatic}}

• Change the description of a service:

Set-Service -Name {{service_name}} -Description "{{description}}"