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Where the data on the Services page of the Computer window comes from. See Computer Window Data Sources for how to read the Source column, and for the other pages of the Computer window.
Collected by the Services scanner. The list, state, and configuration come from the Windows Service Control Manager on the target; the descriptions are filled in from WMI Win32_Service.
Field |
Source |
Derivation / Notes |
|---|---|---|
Title |
Service Control Manager |
The service's display name. |
Name |
Service Control Manager |
The service's short name, as used by sc and Start-Service. |
State |
Service Control Manager |
The service status at scan time - Running, Stopped, Start Pending, and so on. |
Start Mode |
Calculated |
The start type from the service configuration, decoded to Boot, System, Auto, Manual, or Disabled. Automatic services configured for delayed start show Auto (Delayed Start), and manual services with triggers show Manual (Trigger Start) - neither distinction is available from WMI. |
Description |
WMI |
Win32_Service.Description. |
Account |
Service Control Manager |
The account the service logs on as. A leading .\ is expanded to the computer name. |
Executable Path |
Service Control Manager |
The service's binary path, including any command-line arguments. Hidden. |
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