title PauseService Method (SqlService Class) | Microsoft Docs ms.custom ms.date 06/13/2017 ms.prod sql-server-2014 ms.reviewer ms.technology wmi ms.topic reference api_name PauseService Method (SqlService Class) api_location sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof topic_type apiref helpviewer_keywords PauseService method ms.assetid 5c3a8feb-58b8-4385-b4c8-bf33cf4d276d author CarlRabeler ms.author carlrab manager craigg 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