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P4 Server Administration Documentation | 2025.1

# Start and stop the Perforce service

If you install P4 Server as a service under Windows, the service starts whenever the machine boots.

## Stopping the service with C:\> svcinst stop -n "Perforce"

To stop the service, the P4 Server superuser issues the command:

    C:\> svcinst stop -n "Perforce"

To avoid the risk of problems, do not attempt to stop the service in any other way.

If you are having problems stopping your P4 Server, contact Perforce Support.

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