Get Service Executable Path

getServiceExecPath.ps1

param(
    [string]$ServiceNamePattern  # Input parameter to match service names using regex
)

# Get all services matching the pattern
$services = Get-Service | Where-Object { $_.Name -match $ServiceNamePattern }

# Iterate through each matching service
foreach ($service in $services) {
    try {
        # Get the service properties
        $serviceProperties = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Filter "Name = '$($service.Name)'"

        # Check if path contains quotes
        if ($serviceProperties.PathName -match '^"(.+?\.exe)"') {
            $pathToExecutable = $matches[1]
        } else {
            $pathToExecutable = ($serviceProperties.PathName -split ' ')[0]
        }

        # Output the path to executable
        Write-Output "$($service.Name) : $pathToExecutable"
    }
    catch {
        Write-Error "Failed to retrieve service properties for $($service.Name): $_"
    }
}