Specifications

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At this point, Nessus will continue by loading a page in your default web browser that will handle the initial configuration,
which is discussed in the section “Feed Registration and GUI Configuration”.
Starting and Stopping the Nessus Daemon
During the installation and daily operation of Nessus, manipulating the Nessus service is generally not required. There are
times when an administrator may wish to temporarily stop or restart the service though.
This can be done on a Windows system by opening the “Start” menu and clicking “Run”. In the “Run” box, type in
“services.msc” to open the Windows Service Manager:
Right clicking on the “Tenable Nessus” service displays a dialogue box that allows you to start, stop, pause, resume, or
restart the service depending on the current status.
In addition, the Nessus service can be manipulated via the command line. For more information, consult the “Nessus
Service Manipulation via Windows CLI” section in this document.