title PauseService Method (SqlService) ms.custom seo-lt-2019 ms.date 03/06/2017 ms.prod sql ms.prod_service database-engine ms.reviewer ms.technology wmi ms.topic reference apiname PauseService Method (SqlService Class) apilocation sqlmgmproviderxpsp2up.mof apitype MOFDef helpviewer_keywords PauseService method ms.assetid 5c3a8feb-58b8-4385-b4c8-bf33cf4d276d author CarlRabeler ms.author carlrab PauseService Method (SqlService Class) [!INCLUDEtsql-appliesto-ss2008-xxxx-xxxx-xxx-md] 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