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+#Requires -module 'xPSDesiredStateConfiguration'
+
+<#
+    .SYNOPSIS
+        Configuration that changes the recovery options for an existing service.
+
+    .DESCRIPTION
+        Configuration that changes the recovery options for an existing service.
+
+    .PARAMETER Name
+        The name of the Windows service.
+
+    .PARAMETER State
+        The state that the Windows service should have.
+
+    .PARAMETER ResetPeriodSeconds
+        The time to wait for the Failure count to reset in seconds.
+
+    .PARAMETER FailureCommand
+        The command line to run if a service fails.
+
+    .PARAMETER RebootMessage
+        An optional broadcast message to send to logged in users if the machine reboots as a result of a failure action.
+
+    .EXAMPLE
+        xService_ChangeServiceStateConfig -Name 'spooler' -State 'Stopped'
+
+        Compiles a configuration that make sure the state for the Windows
+        service 'spooler' is 'Stopped'. If the service is running the
+        Windows service will be stopped.
+#>
+Configuration xService_ChangeServiceFailureActionsConfig
+{
+    [CmdletBinding()]
+    param
+    (
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
+        [System.String]
+        $Name,
+
+        [Parameter()]
+        [ValidateSet('Running', 'Stopped')]
+        [System.String]
+        $State = 'Running',
+
+        [Parameter()]
+        [System.Int32]
+        $ResetPeriodSeconds = 86400,
+
+        [Parameter()]
+        [System.String]
+        $FailureCommand,
+
+        [Parameter()]
+        [System.String]
+        $RebootMessage,
+
+        [Parameter()]
+        [Switch]
+        $FailureActionsOnNonCrashFailures
+    )
+
+    Import-DscResource -ModuleName 'xPSDesiredStateConfiguration'
+
+    Node localhost
+    {
+        xService 'ChangeServiceState'
+        {
+            Name                             = $Name
+            State                            = $State
+            Ensure                           = 'Present'
+            ResetPeriodSeconds               = $ResetPeriodSeconds
+            RebootMessage                    = $RebootMessage
+            FailureCommand                   = $FailureCommand
+            FailureActionsOnNonCrashFailures = $FailureActionsOnNonCrashFailures
+            FailureActionsCollection = @(
+                DSC_xFailureAction
+                {
+                    Type = 'RESTART'
+                    DelayMilliSeconds = 60000
+                }
+                DSC_xFailureAction
+                {
+                    Type = 'RESTART'
+                    DelayMilliSeconds = 120000
+                }
+                DSC_xFailureAction
+                {
+                    Type = 'Reboot'
+                    DelayMilliSeconds = 240000
+                }
+                DSC_xFailureAction
+                {
+                    Type = 'RUN_COMMAND'
+                    DelayMilliSeconds = 240000
+                }
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}