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Restart-Service — Basic Usage

Use Restart-Service for a standard administrative task.

Copy-ready commandRestart-Service — Basic Usage
Restart-Service -Name Spooler

Requirements and permissions

Requirements
Windows PowerShell 5.1 or PowerShell 7
Permissions
Varies by command
Last reviewed
2026-07-31

Examples

Basic Usage

Use Restart-Service for a standard administrative task.

Restart-Service -Name Spooler

Original command

Restart a Windows service.

Restart-Service -Name Spooler

Common errors

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