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#======= START Config ========
$emailServer = "1.2.3.4";
$fromAddress = "you@yourcompany.com";
$toAddress = "you@yourcompany.com";
$ignorePattern = '^(RandomCollectorSet|OSTest)$';
#======== END Config =========
 
$ErrorActionPreference = "SilentlyContinue"
$serverName = Get-Content env:computername;
$emailBody = ""
 
$collectors = New-Object -COM Pla.DataCollectorSetCollection;
$collectors.GetDataCollectorSets($null, "Service\*");
$collectors._NewEnum | ?{$_.Status -ne 1 -and $_.Name -notmatch $ignorePattern} | %{
	$_.Start($true);
	if($_.Status -eq 1) {
		$emailBody += "Started $($_.Name)`n"
	} else {
		$emailBody += "Failed to start $($_.Name)`n"
	}
};
 
if($emailBody -ne "") {
  $smtp = new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($emailServer);
  $smtp.Send(
    "$serverName <$fromAddress>", 
    $toAddress, 
    "Started Data Collector Set(s)", 
    $emailBody);
}

#======= START Config ========
$emailServer = "1.2.3.4";
$fromAddress = "you@yourcompany.com";
$toAddress = "you@yourcompany.com";
$ignorePattern = '^(ShellHWDetection|MMCSS|sppsvc|clr_optimization.*)$';
#======== END Config =========
 
Get-WmiObject Win32_Service | 
? { 
  $_.StartMode -eq 'Auto' `
  -and $_.State -ne 'Running' `
  -and $_.Name -notmatch $ignorePattern
} | 
% { 
  $svcName = $_.Name; 
  $serverName = Get-Content env:computername;
  Start-Service -Name $_.Name -EA SilentlyContinue; 
  $smtp = new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($emailServer);
  $smtp.Send(
    "$serverName <$fromAddress>", 
    $toAddress, 
    "Started service ""$svcName""", 
    "Started service ""$svcName"" on $serverName.")
}