Can a service be registered via Powershell?

Hello! I'm relatively new to Poweshell and could not find an answer to this
question via an Internet search or a search of this newsgroup. (Perhaps I'm
not using the most appropriate search terms.)

Given a file, SERVICE.SYS, how would one register that file with the Service
Control Manager via PowerShell?

Thanks!

-Ross

Ross J. Micheals wrote: We don't always recommend reinventing the wheel. There's a DOS utility
named sc.exe that should help.

PSH>sc.exe /?
PSH>sc.exe create /?

You're not really doing it *with* PowerShell...

Marco

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You can with the New-Service cmdlet. It creates a new entry for a Windows
Service in the registry and the
Service Database. You can set the display name, description, startup type
and dependencies of the service.
BTW, I've never seen SYS files registered as a windows service.

Check the help for more info:

help New-Service -full

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PSH>> sc.exe /?
PSH>> sc.exe create /?

On Mar 12, 9:39*am, Shay Levi <n...@xxxxxx> wrote: Hi Ross,

The file "service.sys" is most likely a *driver*, not a windows
service in the classic sense, although you could be forgiven for
thinking this; drivers are also known as "services" in certain
contexts. Drivers such as these are found in %systemroot%
\system32\drivers although just dropping the file in there is not
enough. If you find yourself with such a file, you are almost
certainly missing crucial parts (namely a setup.inf or other install
information) of the package.

What does this file supposedly do, why do you want to install it, and
where did you get it from?

Yours interrogatively,

- Oisin

This is very helpful, thank you. I don't know why I hadn't found that myself.
As for it being a '.sys' file, I'm not sure either. I have documentation that
states "After installing the REDACTED.SYS driver it is necessary to add it as
a service. This need only be done once." I was just going by that
documentation.

Thanks again!


"Shay Levi" wrote:

"Ross J. Micheals" <RossJMicheals@xxxxxx> wrote in
message news:F428ACC1-68C5-44BB-866F-68673F469A71@xxxxxx

Advisable to check that documentation thoroughly, since if it's a driver
then it's likely to require a boot or system level startup, which you can't
do with New-Service.

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Jon