title StopService 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 StopService Method (SqlService Class) api_location sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof topic_type apiref helpviewer_keywords StopService method ms.assetid ef8e1856-4930-417a-8f52-be470fd3f15c author CarlRabeler ms.author carlrab manager craigg StopService Method (SqlService Class) Attempts to place the service in the stopped state. Syntax object .StopService() Parts object A SqlService Class object that represents the service. Property Value/Return Value A uint32 value, which is 0 if the ResumeService request was accepted, 1 if the request is not supported, and any other number to indicate an error. Remarks See Also Starting and Stopping Services