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Author: Aamir Hasan

ServiceController class to control the SimpleService service.
Add reference to  System.ServiceProcess.

Namespace:  System.ServiceProcess
Assembly:  System.ServiceProcess (in System.ServiceProcess.dll)

C#

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    try
    {
       ServiceController controller = new ServiceController("SERVICENAME");

        if (controller.Status.Equals(ServiceControllerStatus.Running)
            && controller.CanStop)
        {
            controller.Stop();
            Console.WriteLine("Service Stopped");
        }         
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
    catch (Exception ex)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
    }
}

VB.NET

Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
    Try
        Dim controller As New ServiceController("SERVICENAME")

        If controller.Status.Equals(ServiceControllerStatus.Running)_

          AndAlso controller.CanStop Then
            controller.Stop()
            Console.WriteLine("Service Stopped")
        End If
        Console.ReadLine()
    Catch ex As Exception
        Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
    End Try
End Sub



Reference http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.serviceprocess.servicecontroller.aspx

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