Function Set-WinUtilService { <# .SYNOPSIS Changes the startup type of the given service .PARAMETER Name The name of the service to modify .PARAMETER StartupType The startup type to set the service to .EXAMPLE Set-WinUtilService -Name "HomeGroupListener" -StartupType "Manual" #> param ( $Name, $StartupType ) try { Write-Host "Setting Service $Name to $StartupType" # Check if the service exists $service = Get-Service -Name $Name -ErrorAction Stop # Service exists, proceed with changing properties -- while handling auto delayed start for PWSH 5 if (($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 { Write-Warning "Unable to set $Name due to unhandled exception" Write-Warning $_.Exception.Message } }