Get-ADTServiceStartMode

SYNOPSIS

Retrieves the startup mode of a specified service.

SYNTAX

Get-ADTServiceStartMode [-Service] <ServiceController> [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Retrieves the startup mode of a specified service. This function checks the service's start type and adjusts the result if the service is set to 'Automatic (Delayed Start)'.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

Get-ADTServiceStartMode -Service (Get-Service -Name 'wuauserv')

Retrieves the startup mode of the 'wuauserv' service.

PARAMETERS

-Service

Specify the service object to retrieve the startup mode for.

Type: ServiceController
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

None

You cannot pipe objects to this function.

OUTPUTS

System.String

Returns the startup mode of the specified service.

NOTES

An active ADT session is NOT required to use this function.

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RELATED LINKS

https://psappdeploytoolkit.com/docs/reference/functions/Get-ADTServiceStartMode