Sitecore xDB: Install & start MongoDB as Windows service

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$service = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Filter "Name='MongoDB'"		
        
if ($service -eq $null)
{
    $MongoPath = "d:\mongo\mongod.exe"
    $MongoLogPath = "d:\mongo\logs\mongod.log"
    $MongoDataFolder = "d:\mongo\data"
    
    $binaryPath = "`"$MongoPath`" --service --logpath `"$MongoLogPath`" --dbpath `"$MongoDataFolder`""
    New-Service -Name MongoDB -BinaryPathName $binaryPath -Description "MongoDB for Sitecore EMS" -DisplayName "MongoDB" -StartupType auto | Out-Null
    
    $service = Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Filter "Name='MongoDB'"
}
        
$service.StartService() | Out-Null