From cfaf139a6ace2362996b43bad40426ef6abbeb80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: CodingWonders <101426328+CodingWonders@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 21:29:27 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [Tweaks] Conditionally determine when to use sc and
 Set-Service (#3761)

* [Tweaks] Conditionally determine when to use sc and Set-Service

* Clean up comments in Set-WinUtilService.ps1

Removed comments explaining the handling of auto delayed start for PWSH 5.

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Co-authored-by: Chris Titus <contact@christitus.com>
---
 functions/private/Set-WinUtilService.ps1 | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/functions/private/Set-WinUtilService.ps1 b/functions/private/Set-WinUtilService.ps1
index d2a7d459..2070c4c0 100644
--- a/functions/private/Set-WinUtilService.ps1
+++ b/functions/private/Set-WinUtilService.ps1
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@ Function Set-WinUtilService {
         # Check if the service exists
         $service = Get-Service -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop
 
-        # Service exists, proceed with changing properties
-        $service | Set-Service -StartupType $StartupType -ErrorAction Stop
+        # Service exists, proceed with changing properties -- while handling auto delayed start for PWSH 5
+        if (($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -lt 7) -and ($StartupType -eq "AutomaticDelayedStart")) {
+            sc.exe config $Name start=delayed-auto
+        } else {
+            $service | Set-Service -StartupType $StartupType -ErrorAction Stop
+        }
     } catch [System.ServiceProcess.ServiceNotFoundException] {
         Write-Warning "Service $Name was not found"
     } catch {