"net start service" and "sc start". What is the difference?
Problem
Services can be stopped and started using two commands in Command Prompt Shell. net start service "some service" sc start "some service" what is the difference between these commands?
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Fix for: "net start service" and "sc start". What is the difference?
Grawity's answer is certainly helpful, but I found a fundamental difference between these commands detailed on http://cbfive.com/command-line-service-management-net-v-sc/ . In particular, this page notes that these two commands differ in their timing: "net" is synchronous and "sc" is asynchronous. SC sends the control to the service and then returns to the command prompt. This typically results in SC START returning the service in a state of START_PENDING. NET START will wait for the service it…
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