When do I need to delete a service in Windows?
Sometimes you may need to delete a service. For example, when installed software doesn’t uninstall properly, and leaves its service in the Services list. This tutorial will show you how to delete a service in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. You must be signed in as an administrator to delete a service.
How to delete a service in Registry Editor?
To Delete a Service using Registry Editor 1 Press the Win + R keys to open Run, type services.msc into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Services. 2 Right click or press and hold on the service (ex: “My Example Service”) you want to delete, and click/tap on Properties. (see screenshot below)
Why do I get an error when I delete a service?
If you receive the following error when deleting the service, it could also be possible that you’re trying to delete a service from a normal Command Prompt, instead of an elevated or admin Command Prompt.
How do I remove services from the list?
Remove services from the list in the services.msc utility in Microsoft Windows with one of these two options. You can also remove services using a command line. Hold down the Windows Key, then press “R” to bring up the Run dialog.
Sometimes you may need to delete a service. For example, when installed software doesn’t uninstall properly, and leaves its service in the Services list. This tutorial will show you how to delete a service in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. You must be signed in as an administrator to delete a service.
To Delete a Service using Registry Editor 1 Press the Win + R keys to open Run, type services.msc into Run, and click/tap on OK to open Services. 2 Right click or press and hold on the service (ex: “My Example Service”) you want to delete, and click/tap on Properties. (see screenshot below)
If you receive the following error when deleting the service, it could also be possible that you’re trying to delete a service from a normal Command Prompt, instead of an elevated or admin Command Prompt.
How to delete a service from Windows Sysinternals?
Delete a Service Using Autoruns from Windows Sysinternals 1 Download Autoruns and run it 2 From the Options tab, tick Hide Microsoft Entries so that only the third-party entries are listed. 3 Press F5 to refresh the listing. 4 Click the Services tab to delete the service (s) that are unwanted or leftover. 5 Close Autoruns.