Add note about using Invoke-Command for remoting (#12735)

* Add note about using Invoke-Command for remoting

* Apply suggestions from code review

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Co-authored-by: Mikey Lombardi (He/Him) <michael.t.lombardi@gmail.com>

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Mikey Lombardi (He/Him) <michael.t.lombardi@gmail.com>

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reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Get-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 03/20/2024
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 aliases:
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ Status is only one property of service objects. To see all of the properties, ty
 This example gets services that have dependent services.
 
 ```powershell
-Get-Service |
-  Where-Object {$_.DependentServices} |
+Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.DependentServices} |
     Format-List -Property Name, DependentServices, @{
-      Label="NoOfDependentServices"; Expression={$_.DependentServices.Count}
+        Label = "NoOfDependentServices"
+        Expression = {$_.DependentServices.Count}
     }
 ```
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ This example shows that when you sort services in ascending order by the value o
 property, stopped services appear before running services. This happens because the value of
 **Status** is an enumeration, in which `Stopped` has a value of `1`, and `Running` has a value of
 `4`. For more information, see
-[ServiceControllerStatus](/dotnet/api/system.serviceprocess.servicecontrollerstatus).
+[ServiceControllerStatus](xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus).
 
 To list running services first, use the **Descending** parameter of the `Sort-Object` cmdlet.
 
@@ -338,9 +338,16 @@ PowerShell includes the following aliases for `Get-Service`:
 
 This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
-Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the following properties are added to the **ServiceController**
-objects: **UserName**, **Description**, **DelayedAutoStart**, **BinaryPathName**, and
-**StartupType** .
+PowerShell 6.0 introduced the following changes:
+
+- The **ServiceController** objects now include the following properties:
+  - **UserName**
+  - **Description**
+  - **DelayedAutoStart**
+  - **BinaryPathName**
+  - **StartupType**
+- The command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use this command on a remote computer,
+  use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
 
 This cmdlet can display services only when the current user has permission to see them. If this
 cmdlet does not display services, you might not have permission to see them.
@@ -363,10 +370,12 @@ services. The **Status** property of a service is an enumerated value in which t
 statuses represent integer values. The sort is based on the integer value, not the name. `Running`
 appears before `Stopped` because `Stopped` has a value of `1`, and `Running` has a value of `4`. For
 more information, see
-[ServiceControllerStatus](/dotnet/api/system.serviceprocess.servicecontrollerstatus).
+[ServiceControllerStatus](xref:System.ServiceProcess.ServiceControllerStatus).
 
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)
 
 [Restart-Service](Restart-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/New-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 12/12/2022
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/new-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: New-Service
@@ -318,8 +318,13 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
 To run this cmdlet, start PowerShell by using the **Run as administrator** option.
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [Restart-Service](Restart-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Remove-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 12/12/2022
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/remove-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: Remove-Service
@@ -152,8 +152,13 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
 
 To run this cmdlet, start PowerShell by using the **Run as administrator** option.
 
+Like the other `*-Service` cmdlets, this command doesn't have a **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [Restart-Service](Restart-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Restart-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 09/03/2024
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/restart-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: Restart-Service
@@ -269,8 +269,13 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
   The service names appear in the **Name** column, and the display names appear in the
   **DisplayName** column.
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Resume-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 12/12/2022
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/resume-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: Resume-Service
@@ -247,8 +247,13 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
   The service names appear in the **Name** column, and the display names appear in the
   **DisplayName** column.
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Set-Service.md

@@ -508,8 +508,13 @@ a command doesn't work correctly, you might not have the required permissions.
 To find a service's service name or display name, use `Get-Service`. The service names are in the
 **Name** column and the display names are in the **DisplayName** column.
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Start-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 10/15/2024
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/start-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 aliases:
@@ -92,9 +92,10 @@ existing file.
 
 This example shows how to start a service when the start type of the service is **Disabled**.
 
-```
+```powershell
 PS> Start-Service tlntsvr
-Start-Service : Service 'Telnet (TlntSvr)' cannot be started due to the following error: Cannot start service TlntSvr on computer '.'.
+Start-Service : Service 'Telnet (TlntSvr)' cannot be started due to the following error: Cannot
+start service TlntSvr on computer '.'.
 At line:1 char:14
 + Start-Service  <<<< tlntsvr
 
@@ -256,7 +257,8 @@ Accept wildcard characters: False
 
 This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
 -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose,
--WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see [about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
+-WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
+[about_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
 
 ## INPUTS
 
@@ -303,8 +305,13 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
   work to do. When PowerShell starts a service that stops itself almost immediately, it displays the
   following message: `Service \<display-name\> start failed.`
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Stop-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 01/27/2023
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/stop-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 aliases:
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ to stop.
 
 ### Example 1: Stop a service on the local computer
 
-```
+```powershell
 PS C:\> Stop-Service -Name "sysmonlog"
 ```
 
 This command stops the Performance Logs and Alerts (SysmonLog) service on the local computer.
 
 ### Example 2: Stop a service by using the display name
 
-```
+```powershell
 PS C:\> Get-Service -DisplayName "telnet" | Stop-Service
 ```
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ an object that represents the Telnet service. The pipeline operator (`|`) pipes
 
 ### Example 3: Stop a service that has dependent services
 
-```
+```powershell
 PS C:\> Get-Service -Name "iisadmin" | Format-List -Property Name, DependentServices
 PS C:\> Stop-Service -Name "iisadmin" -Force -Confirm
 ```
@@ -297,8 +297,13 @@ To find the service names and display names of the services on your system, type
 service names appear in the **Name** column and the display names appear in the **DisplayName**
 column.
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)

reference/7.4/Microsoft.PowerShell.Management/Suspend-Service.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 external help file: Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.Management.dll-Help.xml
 Locale: en-US
 Module Name: Microsoft.PowerShell.Management
-ms.date: 12/12/2022
+ms.date: 02/04/2026
 online version: https://learn.microsoft.com/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/suspend-service?view=powershell-7.4&WT.mc_id=ps-gethelp
 schema: 2.0.0
 title: Suspend-Service
@@ -50,25 +50,25 @@ object that represents the services that you want to suspend.
 
 ### Example 1: Suspend a service
 
-```
-PS C:\> Suspend-Service -DisplayName "Telnet"
+```powershell
+Suspend-Service -DisplayName "Telnet"
 ```
 
 This command suspends the Telnet service (Tlntsvr) service on the local computer.
 
 ### Example 2: Display what would happen if you suspend services
 
-```
-PS C:\> Suspend-Service -Name lanman* -WhatIf
+```powershell
+Suspend-Service -Name lanman* -WhatIf
 ```
 
 This command tells what would happen if you suspended the services that have a service name that
 starts with lanman. To suspend the services, rerun the command without the **WhatIf** parameter.
 
 ### Example 3: Get and suspend a service
 
-```
-PS C:\> Get-Service schedule | Suspend-Service
+```powershell
+Get-Service schedule | Suspend-Service
 ```
 
 This command uses the `Get-Service` cmdlet to get an object that represents the Task Scheduler
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ This command uses the `Get-Service` cmdlet to get an object that represents the
 
 ### Example 4: Suspend all services that can be suspended
 
-```
-PS C:\> Get-Service | Where-Object {$_.CanPauseAndContinue -eq "True"} | Suspend-Service -Confirm
+```powershell
+Get-Service |
+    Where-Object {$_.CanPauseAndContinue -eq "True"} |
+    Suspend-Service -Confirm
 ```
 
 This command suspends all of the services on the computer that can be suspended. It uses
@@ -270,8 +272,13 @@ This cmdlet is only available on Windows platforms.
   The service names appear in the **Name** column, and the display names appear in the
   **DisplayName** column.
 
+Beginning in PowerShell 6.0, the command no longer includes the **ComputerName** parameter. To use
+this command on a remote computer, use the `Invoke-Command` to target a remote system.
+
 ## RELATED LINKS
 
+[Invoke-Command](../Microsoft.PowerShell.Core/Invoke-Command.md)
+
 [Get-Service](Get-Service.md)
 
 [New-Service](New-Service.md)