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Obtaining Service Information: Step-by-Step Exercises

In this exercise, we will explore the use of the Get-WmiObject cmdlet as we retrieve user information from WMI.

1. Start Windows PowerShell by using Start | Run | PowerShell.

2. From the Windows PowerShell prompt, use the Get-Service cmdlet to obtain a listing of all the services and their associated status. The command to do this is Get-Service. This is shown here:

   Get-Service

3. A partial listing of the output from this command is shown here:

   Status Name DisplayName ------ ---- ----------- Running Alerter Alerter Running ALG Application Layer Gateway Service Stopped AppMgmt Application Management Stopped aspnet_state ASP.NET State Service Running AudioSrv Windows Audio Running BITS Background Intelligent ...