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)