PowerShell script that checks which services are set to Automatic but are currently Stopped.

 # SCRIPT: Check-StoppedAutoServices.ps1

<#

.SYNOPSIS

    Retrieves all Windows services set to 'Automatic' start mode that are currently 'Stopped'.

.DESCRIPTION

    This script is useful for identifying services that should be running automatically 

    but have failed or been stopped manually, potentially indicating a system issue.

    It excludes 'Disabled' and 'Manual' services.

#>

$StoppedAutoServices = Get-Service | Where-Object { 

    $_.Status -eq "Stopped" -and $_.StartType -eq "Automatic" 

}

# Check if any services were found

if ($StoppedAutoServices.Count -gt 0) {

    Write-Host "🚨 The following services are set to 'Automatic' but are currently 'Stopped':" -ForegroundColor Red

    Write-Host "--------------------------------------------------------------------------------"

    # Display a table with Service Name, Display Name, and Status

    $StoppedAutoServices | Select-Object Name, DisplayName, Status, StartType | Format-Table -AutoSize

    

    # Optional: Log the results to a file

    $LogFile = "C:\Service_Monitor\Stopped_Auto_Services_$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMdd_HHmmss').log"

    $StoppedAutoServices | Select-Object Name, DisplayName, Status, StartType | Out-File $LogFile

    Write-Host "`nResults also saved to: $LogFile" -ForegroundColor Yellow

} else {

    Write-Host "✅ All services set to 'Automatic' are currently running." -ForegroundColor Green

}