ImportantThis documentation space contains information about PATROL Agents when deployed in a BMC Helix Operations Management environment. If you are a TrueSight Operations Management user, see PATROL Agent 20.08.

Stopping the PATROL Agent on Windows

You can properly stop the PATROL Agent on Windows using one of the following methods, each featuring a different utility:

Stopping the PATROL Agent for Windows with the services applet

This section explains how to use the Windows Services utility to stop the PATROL Agent on a Windows host.

  1. For Windows 2000 or later, click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Administrative Tools.
  2. Double-click the Services icon.The Services dialog box is displayed.
  3. For Windows 2000 or later, select the Patrol Agent service, then click Action > Stop.
    The PATROL Agent service is stopped. When the computer restarts, the PATROL Agent service starts up again.

Stopping the PATROL Agent for Windows from a command line

This section explains how to use the NET STOP command to stop the PATROL Agent on a Windows host. 

Type the following command at the command line and press Enter:

net stop patrolagent 

The command and its arguments are not case-sensitive. 

A message notifies you that you have stopped the PATROL Agent.

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