Services
The Services window is displayed open by default and it shows all the Windows Services/drivers loaded in your system as a table in the main display pane. It also allows your to start, stop, restart or delete them as required. To open the Services window from closed state, click the down-arrow at the right of the 'Services' stripe.
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The services associated with the processes/applications are indicated by
icon.
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The drivers are are indicated by
icon.
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Right clicking on a Service opens a context sensitive menu that enables you start, stop, restart or delete it. You can even select multiple services (by holding the 'Ctrl' key while selecting the services) to execute these actions.
The table below describes the columns that are displayed by default. You can add or remove the columns as per your requirement. Refer to Column Selection for more detailed explanation on this.
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Services Table - Descriptions of Columns |
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Column |
Description |
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Name |
Displays the name of the Service. Clicking on the column header sorts the entries in ascending or descending alphabetical order of the names. |
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Display Name |
Shows the name by which the service is indicated in the Windows System Configuration Utility. Clicking on the column header sorts the entries in ascending or descending alphabetical order of the display names. |
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Type |
Displays the type of the service, viz. shared processes (in svchost.exe instances), Own processes (processes on their own), or drivers. Clicking on the column header sorts the entries in ascending or descending order of the types. |
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Status |
Displays the status of the service, i.e. whether it is running, stopped or disabled. Clicking on the column header sorts the entries in based on their status. |
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Start Type |
Indicates how the service can be started, i.e. whether it automatically starts with Windows, started on demand or disabled. Clicking on the column header sorts the entries in based on their start types. |
The Services window displays the details on each process under five columns. If you are an advanced user and wish to view more details on each service, you can configure the columns by adding or removing them.
To add or remove columns in Services window, right click on the table header and select 'Select Columns' from the context sensitive menu.
The 'Select Columns' dialog will be displayed with the 'Services' tab opened.
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Select the columns to be displayed by selecting the respective checkboxes
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Click OK for your configuration to take effect.