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You can configure service &quot;Recovery&quot; option to &quot;Run a program&quot; (or batch file) when service fails. <br />
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Click Start -&gt; Run -&gt; Services.msc -&gt; Right click on Service -&gt; Properties -&gt; Recovery -&gt; Under First failure drop down list select &quot;Run a program&quot; -&gt; Click browse button and select batch file that you want to run. <br />
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Hope this helps!<br />
Farhan<br />

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You can configure service "Recovery" option to "Run a program" (or batch file) when service fails.

Click Start -> Run -> Services.msc -> Right click on Service -> Properties -> Recovery -> Under First failure drop down list select "Run a program" -> Click browse button and select batch file that you want to run.

Hope this helps!
Farhan


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My browse button is grayed out?!
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If I type in the path of the batch file without browsing it doesn't work when I stop the service.
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If I type in the path of the batch file without browsing it doesn't work when I stop the service.

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Did you select &quot;Run a program&quot; from &quot;first failure&quot; drop down list ?
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Did you select "Run a program" from "first failure" drop down list ?

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I want to setup my servers so that when a windows service stops that it runs a batch file which triggers a .ps1 script that sends me a mail. I know that my bat file works but how can I make windows run that bat file when a service stops?
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I want to setup my servers so that when a windows service stops that it runs a batch file which triggers a .ps1 script that sends me a mail. I know that my bat file works but how can I make windows run that bat file when a service stops?

Running a batch file when a service stops.

Batch files are text files containing a script of commands that are executed by the command interpreter on DOS, OS/2 and Windows systems. Most commonly, they are used to perform a series of functions that are repeated -- copying a set of files created daily with one step, for example.

Windows Batch

A scripting language is a programming language that supports scripts, programs written for a special run-time environment that automate the execution of tasks that could alternatively be executed one-by-one by a human operator. Scripting languages are often interpreted (rather than compiled). Primitives are usually the elementary tasks or API calls, and the language allows them to be combined into more complex programs. Environments that can be automated through scripting include software applications, web pages within a web browser, the shells of operating systems (OS), embedded systems, as well as numerous games. A scripting language can be viewed as a domain-specific language for a particular environment; in the case of scripting an application, this is also known as an extension language.

Scripting Languages

Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. For large systems, the operating system makes sure that different programs and users running at the same time do not interfere with each other. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system. Operating systems provide a software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run.