Restart a SharePoint Service Using PowerShell

Tom DeMeulenaere Friday, January 03, 2020
Some services in SharePoint cannot be restarted through the GUI. In the instance that I recently needed to do, it was the ReportingService. So to accomplish this, I needed to use PowerShell.


  1. Open SharePoint Management Shell as admin
  2. Get the GUID of the service by doing: 
    1. Get-SPServiceInstance
    2. Make sure you note the GUID of the service. Copy it to the clipboard.
  3. Stop the service by doing this
    1. Stop-SPServiceInstance -identity <Paste Your GUID Here>
  4. Wait a moment, and then restart the service by doing this
    1. Start-SPServiceInstance -identity <Paste Your GUID Here>
  5. Check to make sure the service is running by doing this
    1. Get-SPServiceInstance -identity <Paste Your GUID Here>
Then check to make sure the service is running by going into SharePoint and doing something that uses the service. If it's the Reporting Service as it was in my case, run a report.

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Senior Systems Administrator with deep expertise in Microsoft 365, cloud strategy, and enterprise collaboration. I lead the implementation of new M365 solutions, driving adoption through expert change enablement and stakeholder communication. My work blends technical execution with strategic impact. Skilled in Agentic AI, Copilot, Power Platform, Teams, Azure, and SharePoint, I turn complex tech into practical business solutions. Always learning, always improving.