How do I disable a windows service that has blank spaces in the name

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Hello, I use this code scheme to disable or enable Windows services:

var process = Process.Start("sc.exe", "config syncagentsrv start= disabled");

But I'm having trouble deactivating a service because it has spaces in its name:
Tib Mounter Service

What I have tried:

I've tried several ways, like the ones below, but none works:

var process = Process.Start("sc.exe", "config Tib Mounter Service start= disabled");

var process = Process.Start("sc.exe", "config 'Tib Mounter Service' start= disabled");

Posted 5-Jun-21 4:02am

Lazie Wouters 2021

Updated 5-Jun-21 4:30am

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Dave Kreskowiak · Accepted Answer · 2021-06-05T04:30:00

Solution 1

Surround the name with double quotes, not single, just like you do on the command line. But, in C#, you have to escape the quotes so they become part of the string:

C#

var process = Process.Start("sc.exe", "config ""Tib Mounter Service"" start= disabled");

Posted 5-Jun-21 4:30am

Dave Kreskowiak

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Lazie Wouters 2021 5-Jun-21 12:08pm

Thank you so much. It worked! I had been burning my neurons for weeks after this solution! Thanks buddy!