title PauseService Method (SqlService Class) | Microsoft Docs ms.custom ms.date 03/06/2017 ms.prod sql-server-2016 ms.reviewer ms.suite ms.technology database-engine ms.tgt_pltfrm ms.topic reference apiname PauseService Method (SqlService Class) apilocation sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof apitype MOFDef helpviewer_keywords PauseService method ms.assetid 5c3a8feb-58b8-4385-b4c8-bf33cf4d276d caps.latest.revision 34 author JennieHubbard ms.author jhubbard manager jhubbard PauseService Method (SqlService Class) Attempts to place the service in the paused state. Syntax object.PauseService() Parts object A SqlService Class object that represents the service. Property Value/Return Value A uint32 value, which is 0 if the service was successfully stopped, 1 if the request is not supported, and any other number to indicate an error. Remarks See Also Starting and Stopping Services