stopwindowsservice.ps1

#requires -RunAsAdministrator

$serviceName = "wuauserv"

Write-Host "--- Stopping and Disabling the Windows Update Service ---" -ForegroundColor Cyan

try {
    $service = Get-Service -Name $serviceName -ErrorAction Stop

    if ($service.Status -eq 'Running') {
        Write-Host "Stopping service: $($service.DisplayName)..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
        Stop-Service -Name $serviceName -Force -PassThru | Wait-Service -Timeout 60
        Write-Host "Service has been stopped." -ForegroundColor Green
    }
    else {
        Write-Host "Service is already stopped." -ForegroundColor Green
    }

    #$currentStartType = (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Service -Filter "Name='$serviceName'").StartMode
    $currentStartType = $service.StartType
    if ($currentStartType -ne 'Disabled') {
        Write-Host "Disabling service: $($service.DisplayName)..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
        Set-Service -Name $serviceName -StartupType Disabled
        Write-Host "Service has been disabled." -ForegroundColor Green
    }
    else {
        Write-Host "Service is already disabled." -ForegroundColor Green
    }
}
catch {
    Write-Host -ForegroundColor Red "An error occurred: $($_.Exception.Message)"
    exit 1
}

Write-Host "`n--- Final Status Verification ---" -ForegroundColor Cyan
Get-Service -Name $serviceName | Format-List Name, DisplayName, Status, StartType