function start() { Start-Service MyService // verify service started here }

function stop() { Stop-Service MyService // verify service stopped }

function status() { // Return Running/Stopped for MyService }

ssh user@server powershell.bat

import wmi

# Open a connection to a remote machine
c = wmi.WMI (
computer="other_machine",
user="you",
password="something"
)

# start the service
c.<service>.StartService ()