Command to uninstall windows service

It all starts in that trusty Services app:. You should naturally replace Fax with your service name by right-clicking to paste. You can repeat the process for any service you like — but we aware of the warning we issued earlier. Now you know how to remove a Windows service, but the question is still: do you really want to?

If you find that answer to be no, you can follow our guide on how to disable a service instead. You can see our dedicated guide for more info. Sign in. If the service name has space in between then we need to mention the service name using double quotes. For example: sc delete "Service Name" — Srini Karthikeyan. I know this isn't going to help, but it might help someone in the future. Previous to that, refreshing the services manager hadn't helped. Kennifer Kennifer 1, 2 2 gold badges 15 15 silver badges 21 21 bronze badges.

Thanks for chiming in. My experience was exactly as you described. Aaron Weiker Aaron Weiker 2, 2 2 gold badges 21 21 silver badges 22 22 bronze badges.

Just an addition.. NET prompt as administrator to gain access to run the sc delete command.. This was my experience as well, I eventually had to reboot to remove a stubborn service that was only partially uninstalled it still showed up in the snap in with a code 2. Rebooting was what finally made it go away. If your output from that shows ReturnValue : 16 , then the command failed with " This service is being removed from the system ".

Full list of the ReturnValues from Microsoft here — Signal Necoras 5, 2 2 gold badges 18 18 silver badges 45 45 bronze badges. Unfortunately, you need to restart the server. That should remove the "deleted" service. You don't need restart. See my solution : — johan. I actually like user 's solution even better.

Nice and clean. It did the trick for me on a machine where I didn't have any permission to edit the registry.

Community Bot 1 1 1 silver badge. Tan Tan 1 1 silver badge 7 7 bronze badges. Fernando Gonzalez Sanchez Fernando Gonzalez Sanchez 3, 3 3 gold badges 28 28 silver badges 44 44 bronze badges. Error Code: 2 ". Despite ensuring all other MMCs were closed and no other users logged-in.

THAT finally solved my problem. I forgot to add a service installer in the project and could not remove my service after the installation. I recommend doing a export of the service reg tree before deleting anything in it. Thanks a lot! You need to do: sc. Richard Richard 2, 4 4 gold badges 27 27 silver badges 34 34 bronze badges. You saved me. I was doing sc delete on powershell — mandy Alper Ebicoglu Alper Ebicoglu 7, 1 1 gold badge 39 39 silver badges 42 42 bronze badges.

Dmitry Dmitry 1 1 silver badge 10 10 bronze badges. I am late, but would like to add an alternative, which may look strange, but I didn't see another way: As I install my Windows Services in a CI process each night, I needed something that works all the time and is completely automated.

Oguzhan Kircali Oguzhan Kircali 5 5 silver badges 10 10 bronze badges. Jer Jer 1. Unsliced Unsliced There are plenty of forum questions in that subject. On windows 7 it solved my problem. I do: stop service close handle uninstall service wait 3 sec copy new exe to the directory install the service start service close handle. Best Wireless iPhone Earbuds. Best Bluetooth Trackers. Best eReaders. Best VPN. Browse All News Articles. Baby Shark YouTube. Venmo Gifts. Fortnite iPhone.

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