NET START <SERVICE> - how/where to get the service name?

Question

I need to create a common script to restart service:

net stop <service>
net start <service>

Problem is that I don't know the name of the service. For example for "printer spooler" is the name "spooler".

How can I find the name for any service?

Answer 1

1. Start → Run
2. Then type: services.msc.
3. Double click on the service that you're interested in.

You should see:

Answer 2

Use sc rather than net, since it boasts a lot more features. It was first introduced (IIRC) in Windows XP:

sc GetKeyName "printer spooler"

should print something like:

[SC] GetServiceKeyName SUCCESS  Name = Spooler

And you can then use that name in other commands, like sc start and sc stop.