# Sample: query explicitly selected local services without changing them.
[CmdletBinding()]
param([string[]]$Name = @('EventLog', 'Dnscache'))
foreach ($serviceName in $Name) {
    try {
        $service = Get-Service -Name $serviceName -ErrorAction Stop
        [pscustomobject]@{ Service = $service.Name; Status = [string]$service.Status; Note = 'Observed state' }
    } catch {
        [pscustomobject]@{ Service = $serviceName; Status = 'Unknown'; Note = 'Unavailable or inaccessible' }
    }
}
# A stopped service is not automatically a fault: compare with its intended state.