Monitor Windows Services Status with PowerShell

In this post, we will provide a PowerShell script that allows administrators to monitor the status of critical Windows services on their machines. Keeping track of service statuses is crucial for maintaining system performance and ensuring that required services are running. This script retrieves the current status of specified services and provides a summary, helping administrators quickly identify any issues.
Here is the PowerShell script for monitoring Windows service status:

# Define the list of services to monitor
$servicesToMonitor = @("Spooler", "W32Time", "SQLServerAgent")  # Add your service names here
# Initialize an array to hold the service statuses
$serviceStatuses = @()
# Check the status of each service
foreach ($service in $servicesToMonitor) {
    $serviceInfo = Get-Service -Name $service -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
    if ($serviceInfo) {
        $serviceStatuses += [PSCustomObject]@{
            ServiceName = $serviceInfo.Name
            DisplayName = $serviceInfo.DisplayName
            Status      = $serviceInfo.Status
        }
    } else {
        $serviceStatuses += [PSCustomObject]@{
            ServiceName = $service
            DisplayName = "Service not found"
            Status      = "N/A"
        }
    }
}
# Output the service status summary
$serviceStatuses | Format-Table -AutoSize
Write-Host "Service status monitoring completed."