Wait for Service

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Wait for Service Action pauses your automated workflow until the specified condition is reached. It can wait for status changes on Windows services, Kernel drivers, and Windows File System drivers.

Wait	Details
Service	Select a service to wait for its status changes. Choose it from the list, or type a service name, or use a variable. Kernel and filesystem drivers are also supported: Simple · a list of all installed services, including kernel and filesystem drivers. The list is split into 4 parts and sorted by service display name in the alphabetic order: normal services, "hexadecimal" services, kernel drivers, and file system drivers. Dynamic · provide a service name or display name (usually from a file or dynamic variable).
Service info	Shows the current status of a service, for example: The service "MSSQLSERVER" is currently running. The "Cryptographic Service" is currently stopped. The tooltip displays extended service information in real-time.
Condition	Select the desired status to wait for: is not installed is installed is running is not running is paused is not paused is stopped is not stopped is disabled
Variable Wizard	Use dynamic data input—substitute a parameter from a file, web, connected Trigger, other Actions, date and time presets, etc.

Interconnect

• Wait for Service integration and auditing—Variables (dynamic data) and Events (recorded activity). Retrieve the Windows service name. Information events are logged when the Action is waiting for a service or when a timeout occurs. Failure events are logged for errors encountered during the wait, or when a timeout results in a user-specified error.

Delay options…

Automation Workshop includes options to pause a workflow and conditionally wait for different resource types. These waiting Actions operate similarly—they pause the workflow until a particular resource reaches a desired state, such as when a file appears or disappears.

• Wait · Overview
• Wait for Time · Overview
• Wait for Remote File · Overview
• Wait for Remote Directory · Overview
• Wait for File · Overview
• Wait for Folder · Overview
• Wait for App · Overview

More service controls…

Automation Workshop provides a comprehensive set of options to monitor and manage Windows services. These tools allow you to start, stop, pause, and resume services automatically. Additionally, you can retrieve real-time information about one or multiple services, enabling efficient system management and automation.

• Start & Stop Service · Overview
• Service Maintenance · Overview
• Tweak Service · Overview
• Service Information · Overview
• List Services · Overview
• If Service · Overview
• Service Monitor · Overview

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