serName='Appinfo' # pass your service name import ctypes class disable_file_system_redirection: _disable = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64DisableWow64FsRedirection _revert = ctypes.windll.kernel32.Wow64RevertWow64FsRedirection def __enter__(self): self.old_value = ctypes.c_long() self.success = self._disable(ctypes.byref(self.old_value)) def __exit__(self, type, value, traceback): if self.success: self._revert(self.old_value) with disable_file_system_redirection(): def IsServiceRunning(serName): import os proObj = os.popen('sc query "%s" | findstr /i "STATE"'%serName) runServices = proObj.read() return runServices ## pass your service name as a argument in "print IsServiceRunning('arg-service-name')" print IsServiceRunning(serName)