Hi,

Use tge service controller class

      Dim s As System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController

      For Each s In System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController.GetServices
          If s.ServiceName = "MSSQLSERVER" Then
              If s.Status = ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus.Stopped
Then s.Start()
          End If
           's.Stop to stop
           's.Start to start
           's.Pause to pause
      Next

Ken
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ServiceBase.Run

Depending on what version of 'Studio you have, you may already have a
Project Template for a Windows Service.

HTH,
   Phill  W.