C# Signature:

[DllImport("advapi32.dll", SetLastError=true)]
[return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
public static extern bool    ControlService( IntPtr         hService,
                       SERVICE_CONTROL    dwControl,
                       ref SERVICE_STATUS    lpServiceStatus
                                                    );

VB Signature:

Declare Function ControlService Lib "advapi32.dll" (ByVal hService As Long, ByVal lControlCode As Long, ByVal lpServiceStatus As SERVICE_STATUS) As Boolean

C# User-Defined Types:

See SERVICE_STATUS definition

[Flags]
public enum SERVICE_CONTROL : uint
{
    STOP           = 0x00000001,
    PAUSE          = 0x00000002,
    CONTINUE           = 0x00000003,
    INTERROGATE        = 0x00000004,
    SHUTDOWN           = 0x00000005,
    PARAMCHANGE        = 0x00000006,
    NETBINDADD         = 0x00000007,
    NETBINDREMOVE      = 0x00000008,
    NETBINDENABLE      = 0x00000009,
    NETBINDDISABLE     = 0x0000000A,
    DEVICEEVENT        = 0x0000000B,
    HARDWAREPROFILECHANGE  = 0x0000000C,
    POWEREVENT         = 0x0000000D,
    SESSIONCHANGE      = 0x0000000E
}

public enum SERVICE_STATE : uint
{
    SERVICE_STOPPED            = 0x00000001,
    SERVICE_START_PENDING          = 0x00000002,
    SERVICE_STOP_PENDING           = 0x00000003,
    SERVICE_RUNNING            = 0x00000004,
    SERVICE_CONTINUE_PENDING           = 0x00000005,
    SERVICE_PAUSE_PENDING          = 0x00000006,
    SERVICE_PAUSED             = 0x00000007
}

[Flags]
public enum SERVICE_ACCEPT : uint
{
    STOP            = 0x00000001,
    PAUSE_CONTINUE      = 0x00000002,
    SHUTDOWN        = 0x00000004,
    PARAMCHANGE         = 0x00000008,
    NETBINDCHANGE       = 0x00000010,
    HARDWAREPROFILECHANGE   = 0x00000020,
    POWEREVENT          = 0x00000040,
    SESSIONCHANGE       = 0x00000080,
}

VB User-Defined Types:

See SERVICE_STATUS definition

Public Enum SERVICE_CONTROL As Integer

    [STOP] = &H1
    PAUSE = &H2
    CONTINUE = &H3
    INTERROGATE = &H4
    SHUTDOWN = &H5
    PARAMCHANGE = &H6
    NETBINDADD = &H7
    NETBINDREMOVE = &H8
    NETBINDENABLE = &H9
    NETBINDDISABLE = &HA
    DEVICEEVENT = &HB
    HARDWAREPROFILECHANGE = &HC
    POWEREVENT = &HD
    SESSIONCHANGE = &HE

End Enum

Public Enum SERVICE_STATE As Integer

    SERVICE_STOPPED = &H1
    SERVICE_START_PENDING = &H2
    SERVICE_STOP_PENDING = &H3
    SERVICE_RUNNING = &H4
    SERVICE_CONTINUE_PENDING = &H5
    SERVICE_PAUSE_PENDING = &H6
    SERVICE_PAUSED = &H7

End Enum

Public Enum SERVICE_ACCEPT As Integer

    [STOP] = &H1
    PAUSE_CONTINUE = &H2
    SHUTDOWN = &H4
    PARAMCHANGE = &H8
    NETBINDCHANGE = &H10
    HARDWAREPROFILECHANGE = &H20
    POWEREVENT = &H40
    SESSIONCHANGE = &H80

End Enum

Notes:

None.

Tips & Tricks:

Sample Code:

C#

IntPtr con = Tools.OpenSCManager("\\\\compname", null, (uint)SCM_ACCESS.SC_MANAGER_ALL_ACCESS);
IntPtr serv = Tools.OpenService(con, "ServiceTest", (uint)SERVICE_ACCESS.SERVICE_ALL_ACCESS);
SERVICE_STATUS stat = new SERVICE_STATUS();
bool res = Tools.ControlService(m_serv, SERVICE_CONTROL.STOP, ref stat);
Console.WriteLine("Stop service result: " + res);
// TODO: Code to halt execution until the service has finally stopped, to continue another task afterwards.

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