Is it possible to find out in Windows what the last restart time of a windows service is?
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you can also look at the process, and see when it started, and take the delta from sysuptime – SpacemanSpiff Aug 11 '12 at 13:59
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Building on Christian's answer... Use PowerShell:
(Get-EventLog -LogName "System" -Source "Service Control Manager" -EntryType "Information" -Message "*Computer Browser service*running*" -Newest 1).TimeGenerated;
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1Do any of these service state change events still get logged in Windows 10? (No entries generated for me when I do "net start spooler" for example.) – StackzOfZtuff Mar 01 '18 at 11:29
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Look in the event log: The service control manager logs every time a service is stopped or started.
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4This is Event Viewer -> Windows Logs -> System, where Source is Service Control Manager. – ThomasH Aug 02 '16 at 08:07
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Not all services are listed in the Event Log, for example BitLocker Drive Encryption Service can be running by has no Event Log start entry. – SharpC Jun 06 '19 at 13:27