How to manually kill a Windows service process that is stack at “Stopping” or “Starting” state? Most Windows administrators have faced a problem when they try to start/stop/restart a service, but it gets stuck with the Stopping (or Starting) status. You won’t be able to stop this service from the Service management console (services.msc), since all control buttons for this service become inactive (grayed out). The easiest way is to restart Windows, but it is not always acceptable. Let’s take a look at alternative ways, which allows to forcefully kill a stuck Windows service or process without system reboot.
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PowerShellWindows 10
How to Repair and Reinstall Microsoft Store on Windows 10 After Removal?
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PowerShellWindows 10Windows Server 2019
Changing Time Zone Settings in Windows via CMD, PowerShell, and GPO
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Hyper-VPowerShellVirtualizationWindows 10Windows Server 2016
Hyper-V: Enabling Routing Between Internal Networks (Subnets)
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Windows 10Windows 11
How to Download APPX File from Microsoft Store for Offline Installation?
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AzureExchangeMicrosoft 365Office 365OutlookPowerShell
Regional Mailbox Settings (Language, TimeZone) in Outlook, Exchange, and Microsoft 365
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Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019Windows Server 2022
How to Convert (Upgrade) Windows Server 2019/2016 Evaluation to Full Version?
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Windows 10Windows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
Enable and Configure Offline Files on Windows 10
July 26, 2021Offline Files feature in Windows 10 allows you to make certain shared network folders and files available offline even if your computer is not connected to the corporate network. In…
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PowerShellWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
How To Install and Configure DHCP Server on Windows Server 2019/2016?
July 23, 2021RIn this guide, we’ll walk you through how to install and configure a DHCP server based on Windows Server 2019. We’ll cover both the usual way to configure DHCP server…
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PowerShellWindows Server 2016Windows Server 2019
Basic Commands to Configure and Manage Windows Server Core
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