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How to change the Startup Type of all the Solarwinds services in Orion Platform

This article provides step-by-step instructions for changing the startup type (Automatic, Manual, or Disabled) of all SolarWinds services on servers running the Orion Platform. This procedure is commonly required during maintenance, troubleshooting, or when rebuilding High Availability (HA) environments. The process can be performed manually via the Windows Services console or automated in bulk using PowerShell. It applies to all supported versions of the SolarWinds Orion Platform, including NPM 2024.2, 2024.4, 2025.1, 2025.2, and 2025.4, and is relevant for all environments where Orion Platform services are installed (main application server, additional polling engines, etc.)

First published date

12/31/2025 9:50 PM

Last published date

1/2/2026 7:50 PM

Overview

Changing the startup type of SolarWinds services allows administrators to control whether these services start automatically after a server reboot or to temporarily disable them for maintenance or troubleshooting. This can be done individually for each service or in bulk using PowerShell. Before making changes, it is strongly recommended to back up the Orion database, take a snapshot of the Orion servers, and disable High Availability globally if it is enabled 

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Note:

Secure a backup of your Orion database and a snapshot of your Orion servers. Make sure that you will also disable High Availability globally if you have it enabled.

This resolution provides step-by-step instructions for changing the startup type of all SolarWinds services in the Orion Platform, either manually via the Windows Services console or in bulk using PowerShell to control whether they start automatically after a reboot or remain disabled for maintenance. 

Manual Method (Windows Services Console):

  1. RDP to the Orion server.
  2. Open services.msc.
  3. Locate the SolarWinds services.
  4. Right-click each service and select Properties.
  5. Change the Startup type to the desired setting (e.g., Disabled to prevent auto-start after reboot).
  6. Click OK.

Automated Method (PowerShell):

  • To disable all SolarWinds services:

    Get-Service -DisplayName "solar*" | Set-Service -StartupType Disabled
    powershell

  • To revert all SolarWinds services to automatic startup:

    Get-Service -DisplayName "solar*" | Set-Service -StartupType Automatic
    powershell

  • Run these commands in an elevated PowerShell prompt on the Orion server