How to restore default services in Windows 8 (PowerShell)

Introduction

The goal of this script is to restore startup type and status of default services in Windows 8.

Scenarios

Sometime due to some software or personal reason, system default services startup type and status will be changed. This script is to restore the services to default startup type and status.

Script

Step 1: Right click the script and select Run with administrator.

Step 2: Then it will restore the service to default.

Note Please do not delete or move the two CSV files in the script root folder.

Here are some code snippets for your reference:

foreach($service in $DelayCol)
{
 
    try
    {
        Write-Progress -Activity "Set Service" -PercentComplete $($i/$ServiceCol.Count*100) -CurrentOperation "Set service $($service.Name)"
        if($service.Status -eq "Running")
        {
            $status = "Running"
        }
        Else
        {
            $status ="Stopped"
        }
        Set-Service -Name $service.Name -Status  $status  -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        sc.exe config  $service.Name start= delayed-auto | Out-Null 
   
        $i ++
    }
    catch 
    {
        Write-Error $_
    }
    
}
}
Else
{
    Write-Error "Not find the DelayedautoService.csv."
}

foreach($service in $DelayCol) 
{ 
  
    try 
    { 
        Write-Progress -Activity "Set Service" -PercentComplete $($i/$ServiceCol.Count*100) -CurrentOperation "Set service $($service.Name)" 
        if($service.Status -eq "Running") 
        { 
            $status = "Running" 
        } 
        Else 
        { 
            $status ="Stopped" 
        } 
        Set-Service -Name $service.Name -Status  $status  -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 
        sc.exe config  $service.Name start= delayed-auto | Out-Null  
    
        $i ++ 
    } 
    catch  
    { 
        Write-Error $_ 
    } 
     
} 
} 
Else 
{ 
    Write-Error "Not find the DelayedautoService.csv." 
}

Prerequisite

Windows 8 or higher version

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