How to Export a List of Running and Stopped Services in Windows

This guide explains how to export a List of Running and Stopped Services in Windows, with clear steps, practical tips, and important checks before you begin.

This tutorial will show you how to export a list of running and stopped services to a file in Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10.

Export the list of running and stopped services in the Command Prompt

Export the list of running and stopped services in the Command Prompt

Step 1 . Open Command Prompt.

Step 2 . Copy and paste the command you want to use below into the Command Prompt and press Enter.

(Export all running and stopped services)

sc query type= service state= all > "%UserProfile%DesktopAll_Services.txt"

(Export all running services)

sc query type= service > "%UserProfile%DesktopRunning_Services.txt"

(Export all stopped services)

sc query type= service state= inactive > "%UserProfile%DesktopStopped_Services.txt"

Step 3 . You should now have a text file on your desktop, containing a list of all currently running and / or stopped services.

Export a list of running and stopped services in PowerShell

Step 1 . Open Windows PowerShell.

Step 2 . Copy and paste the command you want to use below into PowerShell and press Enter.

(Export all running and stopped services to. txt file)

Get-Service | Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-File -f

(Export all running and stopped services to. csv file)

Get-Service | Export-Csv -path "$Env:userprofileDesktopAll_Services.csv"

Or

(Export all running services to. txt file)

Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Running"} | Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-File -filepath "$Env:userprofileDesktopRunning_Services.txt"

(Export all running services to. csv file)

Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Running"} | Export-Csv -path "$Env:userprofileDesktopRunning_Services.csv"

Or

(Export all stopped services to a. txt file)

Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"} | Format-Table -AutoSize | Out-File -filepath "$Env:userprofileDesktopStopped_Services.txt"

(Export all stopped services to a. csv file)

Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.Status -eq "Stopped"} | Export-Csv -path "$Env:userprofileDesktopStopped_Services.csv"

Step 3 . Now. You will have a. txt or. csv file on the desktop, containing a list of all currently running and / or stopped services.