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# Service Control

 Service Control can create, start, stop query or delete Windows Services in a local or remote computer via SMB. Be aware that the executable must be specifically a service binary as it must be validated by the SCM, otherwise it will exit.

```
sc.exe \\REMOTE create SERVICE_NAME displayname=NAME binpath=“COMMAND” start=demand
sc.exe \\REMOTE start SERVICE_NAME
```