Services Start, Stop or Startup type grayed out in Windows

If you find that the Services Start, Stop or Startup type is grayed out in Services Manager of Windows 11/10 use these methods to resolve the issue.

2025 Aug 20

How to open and use Windows Services Manager

Learn how to open & use Services Manager (Services.msc) & Start, Stop, Resume, Disable Windows Services using Command Line in Windows 11/10.

2024 Aug 18

Enable, Disable, Start, Stop, Refresh, Restart Services in

Learn how to Enable, Disable, Start, Stop, Refresh Restart Windows Services using PowerShell, Command Prompt, Task Manager, and Net Command.

2024 Nov 03

How to open Component Services in Windows 11/10

You can open Component Services (dcomcnfg.exe) in Windows 11 using Run, Search, Terminal, File Explorer, and Control Panel.

2025 Mar 20

Which Windows Services can you safely disable in Windows

Which Windows 11/10 Services can you disable safely & should be running? This depends on your usage of the computer. This guide has all the answers you need.

2024 Jul 11

How to reset Services.msc console in Windows 11/10

Windows Services Manager or Services.msc is a console in Windows 11/10 computers that allows you to manage Windows and third-party Services on your computer.

2024 Feb 02

How to restore missing or deleted Services in Windows 11

Successfully reset, restore missing or deleted Windows Services to default in Windows 11/10 computer using the methods listed down in this post.

2025 Aug 15

Windows Services will not start in Windows 11

If Windows Services will not or do not start in Windows 11/10, then check these troubleshooting suggestions that will help you solve the Windows Services fail to start issue

2025 Apr 20

Services.msc not opening in Windows 11 [Fix]

Services.msc is the Service Manager extension for a Microsoft Management Console file format used by Windows OS and is a services console that allows users to enable

2024 Jan 08