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title: "How to disable / enable Groupy from a command line?"
canonical: "https://support.stardock.com/space/SHC/1344536612/How%20to%20disable%20%2F%20enable%20Groupy%20from%20a%20command%20line%3F"
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The exact command line to disable is:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Stardock\Groupy\GroupyCtrl.exe" unload

Simply re-enabling the service will restore it:

net start Groupy

> ℹ️ Should it be helpful, the following file will disable Groupy if it is enabled, enable it if its disabled: [GroupyOnOff](https://cdn.stardock.us/support/uploads/GroupyOnOff.zip)