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Windows Remote Restart Cheatsheet

Introduction

This document provides over 10 examples for restarting remote Windows services and systems for troubleshooting and resource management.

Examples

1. Restart a service remotely using PowerShell:

   Restart-Service -Name “ServiceName” -ComputerName “RemotePC” -Force

2. Stop a service remotely:

   Invoke-Command -ComputerName “RemotePC” -ScriptBlock { Stop-Service -Name “ServiceName” -Force }

3. Restart a remote computer:

   Restart-Computer -ComputerName “RemotePC” -Force

4. Using sc.exe to stop a remote service:

   sc \RemotePC stop “ServiceName”

5. Using sc.exe to start a remote service:

   sc \RemotePC start “ServiceName”

6. Stop a service with WMIC:

   wmic /node:”RemotePC” service where “name=’ServiceName’” call stopservice

7. Start a service with WMIC:

   wmic /node:”RemotePC” service where “name=’ServiceName’” call startservice

8. Using Invoke-Command for a complete restart sequence:

   Invoke-Command -ComputerName “RemotePC” -ScriptBlock { Restart-Service -Name “ServiceName” -Force }

9. Restart multiple services on a remote machine:

   Invoke-Command -ComputerName “RemotePC” -ScriptBlock { “Service1”,”Service2”

   ForEach-Object { Restart-Service -Name $_ -Force } }

10. Using PsExec for remote service restart (if available):

    psexec \RemotePC net stop “ServiceName” && psexec \RemotePC net start “ServiceName”