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Win32_Service: Filtering Services (WQL WHERE)

Shows the WQL WHERE clause syntax against Win32_Service, starting from a LIKE '%' wildcard you customize with a real search term.

By WindowsScripting.com · 685 B
ServiceFiltered.ps1
<#
.SYNOPSIS
    WQL reference: filtering Services with a WHERE clause (Win32_Service).

.DESCRIPTION
    WQL supports a SQL-like WHERE clause for narrowing results. This
    starts from a LIKE '%' wildcard (matches everything) against
    Name — replace the wildcard with a real substring to filter
    for, e.g. WHERE Name LIKE '%searchterm%'.

.EXAMPLE
    .\ServiceFiltered.ps1
#>

[CmdletBinding()]
param()

$wqlQuery = "SELECT Name, DisplayName, State, StartMode, Status FROM Win32_Service WHERE Name LIKE '%'"

Write-Host "WQL: $wqlQuery" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
Get-CimInstance -Query $wqlQuery | Format-Table -Property Name, DisplayName, State, StartMode, Status -AutoSize