Function Set-WinUtilService { <# .SYNOPSIS Changes the startup type of the given service .PARAMETER Name The name of the service to modify .PARAMETER StartupType The startup type to set the service to .EXAMPLE Set-WinUtilService -Name "HomeGroupListener" -StartupType "Manual" #> param ( $Name, $StartupType ) try { Write-Host "Setting Service $Name to $StartupType" Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Service" -Message "Setting service $Name startup type to $StartupType" # Check if the service exists $service = Get-Service -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop if (($service.PSObject.Properties.Name -contains "StartType") -and ([string]$service.StartType -eq [string]$StartupType) ) { Write-Host "Service $Name is already set to $StartupType" Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Service" -Message "Service $Name startup type is already $StartupType; no change needed." return } # Service exists, proceed with changing properties -- while handling auto delayed start for PWSH 5 if (($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 7) -and ($StartupType -eq "AutomaticDelayedStart")) { sc.exe config $Name start=delayed-auto } else { $service | Set-Service -StartupType $StartupType -ErrorAction Stop } Write-WinUtilLog -Component "Service" -Message "Service $Name startup type set to $StartupType" } catch { if ($_.FullyQualifiedErrorId -like "NoServiceFoundForGivenName,*") { Write-Warning "Service $Name was not found." Write-WinUtilLog -Level "WARN" -Component "Service" -Message "Service $Name was not found." } else { Write-Warning "Unable to set $Name due to unhandled exception." Write-Warning $_.Exception.Message Write-WinUtilLog -Level "ERROR" -Component "Service" -Message "Unable to set service $Name to $StartupType`: $($_.Exception.Message)" } } }