Starting and Stopping the Device Update Agent Service

Article
10/07/2008

The Device Update Agent (DUA) runs as a service on your client device, and you can start and stop the service at any time. You can choose to disable DUA unless you know an update is required. Disabling the service when it is not required can improve the security of your run-time image.

You can start and stop the Device Update Agent service by using the Computer Management snap-in for the Microsoft Management Console (MMC).

Adding the Computer Management Snap-in to the MMC Console

Open the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) from the Start menu by choosing Run, then typing mmc. The Microsoft Management Console appears.
To view the services that are running on the system, you must add the Computer Management (Local) Snap-in to the MMC interface. From the File menu, choose Add/Remove Snap-in. The Add/Remove Snap-in window appears.
Choose Add, the Add Standalone Snap-in window appears.
Select the Computer Management snap-in and choose Add. When prompted, select Local Administration and choose Finish.
The Computer Management snap-in is added to the MMC Console.

To start or stop the DUA service from the MMC

Open the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) from the Start Menu by choosing Run, then typing mmc. The Microsoft Management Console appears.
Expand the Computer Management node, then select Services and Applications,
In the details pane, choose Services. The Services window opens.
Right-click the Device Update Agent Service and select either Start or Stop to start or stop the service.

To start or stop the DUA service from the command line

To start the DUA service from a command line, type:
```
net start "Device Update Agent" 
```
To stop the DUA service from a command line, type:
```
net stop "Device Update Agent Service"
```

Starting and Stopping the Device Update Agent Service

See Also

Additional resources