Manage Remote Desktop
You can perform the following actions using the Desktop Automation Service shortcut menu.
![Device automation service menu](../All_Images/dasiconmenu.png)
Manage the Desktop Automation Service
The following commands help you manage the Desktop Automation Service running on a remote computer.
- Stop DA service: Stops the service, which makes the remote device unavailable.
- Restart DA service: Stops and starts the service. A robot or Design Studio loses the connection to the device and must be reloaded to restore it.
- Suspend DA service: Suspends the device. If suspended, the service is displayed as suspended in the Management Console. To restore the service operation, a user or an administrator needs to manually start the Desktop Automation Service on the device.