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reference/5.1/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Set-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 03/20/2024
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/set-service?view=powershell-5.1&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: Set-Service
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ Name      StartType
 spooler   Automatic
 SQLWriter Automatic
 ```
+
 ## PARAMETERS
 
 ### -ComputerName
@@ -291,18 +292,18 @@ Accept wildcard characters: False
 
 Sets the startup type of the service. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
 
-- **Automatic** - The service is started or was started by the operating system, at system start-up.
+- `Automatic` - The service is started or was started by the operating system, at system start-up.
   If an automatically started service depends on a manually started service, the manually started
   service is also started automatically at system startup.
-- **Disabled** - The service is disabled and cannot be started by a user or application.
-- **Manual** - The service is started only manually, by a user, using the Service Control Manager,
+- `Disabled` - The service is disabled and cannot be started by a user or application.
+- `Manual` - The service is started only manually, by a user, using the Service Control Manager,
   or by an application.
-- **Boot** - Indicates that the service is a device driver started by the system loader. This
+- `Boot` - Indicates that the service is a device driver started by the system loader. This
   value is valid only for device drivers.
-- **System** - Indicates that the service is a device driver started by the 'IOInitSystem()'
+- `System` - Indicates that the service is a device driver started by the 'IOInitSystem()'
   function. This value is valid only for device drivers.
 
- The default value is **Automatic**.
+ The default value is `Automatic`.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.ServiceProcess.ServiceStartMode
@@ -323,9 +324,9 @@ Specifies the status for the service.
 
 The acceptable values for this parameter are as follows:
 
-- **Paused**. Suspends the service.
-- **Running**. Starts the service.
-- **Stopped**. Stops the service.
+- `Paused`. Suspends the service.
+- `Running`. Starts the service.
+- `Stopped`. Stops the service.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.String

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Get-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 03/20/2024
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 aliases:
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ Status is only one property of service objects. To see all of the properties, ty
 This example gets services that have dependent services.
 
 ```powershell
-Get-Service |
-  Where-Object {$_.DependentServices} |
+Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.DependentServices} |
     Format-List -Property Name, DependentServices, @{
-      Label="NoOfDependentServices"; Expression={$_.DependentServices.Count}
+        Label = "NoOfDependentServices"
+        Expression = {$_.DependentServices.Count}
     }
 ```
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ This example shows that when you sort services in ascending order by the value o
 property, stopped services appear before running services. This happens because the value of
 **Status** is an enumeration, in which `Stopped` has a value of `1`, and `Running` has a value of
 `4`. For more information, see
-[ServiceControllerStatus](/dotnet/api/system.serviceprocess.servicecontrollerstatus).
+[ServiceControllerStatus](xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus).
 
 To list running services first, use the **Descending** parameter of the `Sort-Object` cmdlet.
 
@@ -338,9 +338,16 @@ PowerShell includes the following aliases for `Get-Service`:
 
 This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
-Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the following properties are added to the **ServiceController**
-objects: **UserName**, **Description**, **DelayedAutoStart**, **BinaryPathName**, and
-**StartupType** .
+PowerShell 6.0 introduced the following changes:
+
+- The **ServiceController** objects now include the following properties:
+  - **UserName**
+  - **Description**
+  - **DelayedAutoStart**
+  - **BinaryPathName**
+  - **StartupType**
+- The command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use this command on a remote computer,
+  use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
 
 This cmdlet can display services only when the current user has permission to see them. If this
 cmdlet does not display services, you might not have permission to see them.
@@ -363,10 +370,12 @@ services. The **Status** property of a service is an enumerated value in which t
 statuses represent integer values. The sort is based on the integer value, not the name. `Running`
 appears before `Stopped` because `Stopped` has a value of `1`, and `Running` has a value of `4`. For
 more information, see
-[ServiceControllerStatus](/dotnet/api/system.serviceprocess.servicecontrollerstatus).
+[ServiceControllerStatus](xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus).
 
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)
 
 [Restart-Service](Restart-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/New-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 12/12/2022
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/new-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: New-Service
@@ -318,8 +318,13 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
 To run this cmdlet, start PowerShell by using the **Run as administrator** option.
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [Restart-Service](Restart-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Remove-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 12/12/2022
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/remove-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: Remove-Service
@@ -152,8 +152,13 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
 To run this cmdlet, start PowerShell by using the **Run as administrator** option.
 
+Like the other `*-Service` cmdlets, this command doesn't have a **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [Restart-Service](Restart-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Restart-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 09/03/2024
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/restart-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: Restart-Service
@@ -269,8 +269,13 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
   The service names appear in the **Name** column, and the display names appear in the
   **DisplayName** column.
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Resume-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 12/12/2022
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/resume-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: Resume-Service
@@ -247,8 +247,13 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
   The service names appear in the **Name** column, and the display names appear in the
   **DisplayName** column.
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Set-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 03/20/2024
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/set-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: Set-Service
@@ -224,18 +224,19 @@ SQLWriter Automatic
 
 ### -Credential
 
-Specifies the account used by the service as the [Service Logon Account](/windows/desktop/ad/about-service-logon-accounts).
+Specifies the account used by the service as the
+[Service Logon Account](/windows/desktop/ad/about-service-logon-accounts).
 
 Type a user name, such as **User01** or **Domain01\User01**, or enter a **PSCredential** object,
 such as one generated by the `Get-Credential` cmdlet. If you type a user name, this cmdlet prompts
 you for a password.
 
-Credentials are stored in a [PSCredential](/dotnet/api/system.management.automation.pscredential)
-object and the password is stored as a [SecureString](/dotnet/api/system.security.securestring).
+Credentials are stored in a [PSCredential](xref:System.Management.Automation.PSCredential) object
+and the password is stored as a [SecureString](xref:System.Security.SecureString).
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > For more information about **SecureString** data protection, see
-> [How secure is SecureString?](/dotnet/api/system.security.securestring#how-secure-is-securestring).
+> [How secure is SecureString?](xref:System.Security.SecureString#how-secure-is-securestring).
 
 This parameter was introduced in PowerShell 6.0.
 
@@ -390,14 +391,14 @@ Specifies the start mode of the service.
 
 The acceptable values for this parameter are as follows:
 
-- **Automatic** - The service is started or was started by the operating system, at system start-up.
+- `Automatic` - The service is started or was started by the operating system, at system start-up.
   If an automatically started service depends on a manually started service, the manually started
   service is also started automatically at system startup.
-- **AutomaticDelayedStart** - Starts shortly after the system boots.
-- **Disabled** - The service is disabled and cannot be started by a user or application.
-- **InvalidValue** - Has no effect. The cmdlet does not return an error but the StartupType of the
+- `AutomaticDelayedStart` - Starts shortly after the system boots.
+- `Disabled` - The service is disabled and cannot be started by a user or application.
+- `InvalidValue` - Has no effect. The cmdlet does not return an error but the StartupType of the
   service is not changed.
-- **Manual** - The service is started only manually, by a user, using the Service Control Manager,
+- `Manual` - The service is started only manually, by a user, using the Service Control Manager,
   or by an application.
 
 ```yaml
@@ -419,9 +420,9 @@ Specifies the status for the service.
 
 The acceptable values for this parameter are as follows:
 
-- **Paused**. Suspends the service.
-- **Running**. Starts the service.
-- **Stopped**. Stops the service.
+- `Paused`. Suspends the service.
+- `Running`. Starts the service.
+- `Stopped`. Stops the service.
 
 ```yaml
 Type: System.String
@@ -507,8 +508,13 @@ a command doesn't work correctly, you might not have the required permissions.
 To find a service's service name or display name, use `Get-Service`. The service names are in the
 **Name** column and the display names are in the **DisplayName** column.
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Start-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 10/15/2024
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/start-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 aliases:
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ existing file.
 
 This example shows how to start a service when the start type of the service is **Disabled**.
 
-```
+```powershell
 PS> Start-Service tlntsvr
-Start-Service : Service 'Telnet (TlntSvr)' cannot be started due to the following error: Cannot start service TlntSvr on computer '.'.
+Start-Service : Service 'Telnet (TlntSvr)' cannot be started due to the following error: Cannot
+start service TlntSvr on computer '.'.
 At line:1 char:14
 + Start-Service  <<<< tlntsvr
 
@@ -256,7 +257,8 @@ Accept wildcard characters: False
 
 This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
 -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose,
--WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see [about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
+-WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
+[about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
 
 ## INPUTS
 
@@ -303,8 +305,13 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
   work to do. When PowerShell starts a service that stops itself almost immediately, it displays the
   following message: `Service \<display-name\> start failed.`
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Stop-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 01/27/2023
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/stop-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 aliases:
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ to stop.
 
 ### Example 1: Stop a service on the local computer
 
-```
+```powershell
 PS C:\> Stop-Service -Name "sysmonlog"
 ```
 
 This command stops the Performance Logs and Alerts (SysmonLog) service on the local computer.
 
 ### Example 2: Stop a service by using the display name
 
-```
+```powershell
 PS C:\> Get-Service -DisplayName "telnet" | Stop-Service
 ```
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ an object that represents the Telnet service. The pipeline operator (`|`) pipes
 
 ### Example 3: Stop a service that has dependent services
 
-```
+```powershell
 PS C:\> Get-Service -Name "iisadmin" | Format-List -Property Name, DependentServices
 PS C:\> Stop-Service -Name "iisadmin" -Force -Confirm
 ```
@@ -297,8 +297,13 @@ To find the service names and display names of the services on your system, type
 service names appear in the **Name** column and the display names appear in the **DisplayName**
 column.
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)