A small task to stop a Windows Service that is running on the same machine as the VSTS agent that executes this task.

Useful to use when working with Deployment Groups in VSTS.

• tfx-cli
• Pester
• Powershell v3.0 or higher

To run unit tests execute the following powershell command at the test directory:

Invoke-Pester -Script .\tests\InstallWindowsService.Tests.ps1 -CodeCoverage .\InstallWindowsService.ps1

To upload the task to an VSTS account, use the tfx-cli.

tfx login --service-url https://youraccount.visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection

Enter your Personal Access Token.

At the root of repository execute the following command:

tfx build tasks upload --task-path src

Issues and pull-requests are welcome.