How to stop services that Team Foundation Server uses?

To stop services that Team Foundation Server uses

  1. On the server that is running the application-tier services for Team Foundation, open a Command Prompt window, and change directories to Drive:\%programfiles%\ Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2010\Tools.

  2. Type the following command:

    TFSServiceControl quiesce

    For more information, see TFSServiceControl Command.