batch command to disable a service?

[mattbiernat]

i was looking around the next for a batch command to disable a service.
and all i found was this:
sc stop windows update
sc config windows update start= disabled
however it does not work. what am i doing wrong here?

[yak]

Try the net command.

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net stop <service_name>
net start <service_name>

For example to stop Windows Update:

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net stop "Windows Update"

Quotes are needed by this one because the service name contains a space char.

[mattbiernat]

the net stop command works very well however it stops the service instead of disabling it.

[jdhurst]

I think the commands are meant to work dynamically (so there is a NET STOP and NET START pair). If you want to permanently disable a service, consider using the GUI interface for services. ... JDH

[K0LO]

Matt:

I think your first post was correct except that the name of the service is not "Windows Update" but rather "wuauserv" (look in the "Services" GUI window for the name).

Open the "Services" GUI and try the commands while watching the GUI for feedback. I just tried it to confirm that it works.

[mattbiernat]

ok thanks KOLO. that worked! now could anyone please tell me about a command to enable a service? google doesn't seem to come up with anything..

[K0LO]

Matt:

To disable Windows Update service: sc config wuauserv start= disabled
To enable Windows Update service: sc config wuauserv start= auto

Other options for the start= parameter are:
start= <boot|system|auto|demand|disabled|delayed-auto>
These are from Vista/Windows 7. I don't think XP has delayed-auto, for example.

[mattbiernat]

thanks that worked again.