Stop Windows service and its dependencies.

Stop-ServiceAndDependencies [-Name] <String> [[-ComputerName] <String>] [-SkipServiceExistsTest] [-SkipDependentServices] [[-PendingStatusWait] <TimeSpan>] [-PassThru] [[-ContinueOnError]

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Stop Windows service and its dependencies.

-Name <String>

Specify the name of the service.

-ComputerName <String>

Specify the name of the computer. Default is: the local computer.

-SkipServiceExistsTest [<SwitchParameter>]

Choose to skip the test to check whether or not the service exists if it was already done outside of this function.

-SkipDependentServices [<SwitchParameter>]

Choose to skip checking for and stopping dependent services. Default is: $false.

-PendingStatusWait <TimeSpan>

The amount of time to wait for a service to get out of a pending state before continuing. Default is 60 seconds.

-PassThru[<SwitchParameter>]

Return the System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController service object.

-ContinueOnError <Boolean>

Continue if an error is encountered. Default is: $true.

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

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PS C:>Stop-ServiceAndDependencies -Name 'wuauserv'

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