2.8. Service

The services manager is accessible via windows.system.services

Note

See sample windows.system & Services

2.8.1. ServiceManager

class windows.winobject.service.ServiceManager[source]

Bases: windows.utils.pythonutils.AutoHandle

An object to query, list and explore services

__getitem__(key, access=MAXIMUM_ALLOWED(0x2000000))

Get a service by its name/index or a list of services via a slice

Returns:Service or [Service] – A Service or list of Service
__iter__()

Iter over the services on the system

Yield:Service
get_service(key, access=MAXIMUM_ALLOWED(0x2000000))[source]

Get a service by its name/index or a list of services via a slice

Returns:Service or [Service] – A Service or list of Service
handle

An handle on the object

Type:

HANDLE

Note

The handle is automaticaly closed when the object is destroyed
wait(timeout=INFINITE(0xffffffff))

Wait for the object

2.8.2. Service

class windows.winobject.service.Service(handle, name, description=None)[source]

Represent a service on the system

description

The description of the service

Type:str
name = None

The name of the service

Type:str
process

The process running the service (if any)

Type:WinProcess or None
security_descriptor

The security descriptor of the service

Type:SecurityDescriptor
start(args=None)[source]

Start the service

Parameters:args – a list of str
status

The status of the service

Type:SERVICE_STATUS_PROCESS
stop()[source]

Stop the service

value

current value