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The document provides a guide on how to delete Windows services using the Command-Line or Registry editor, emphasizing the importance of understanding the implications of service removal. It outlines the steps to locate and delete a service, including using the Command Prompt and Registry Editor. Additionally, it promotes Action1 as a solution for managing services across multiple computers, especially for remote employees.

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How To Delete Windows Service in Command Line or Registry

The document provides a guide on how to delete Windows services using the Command-Line or Registry editor, emphasizing the importance of understanding the implications of service removal. It outlines the steps to locate and delete a service, including using the Command Prompt and Registry Editor. Additionally, it promotes Action1 as a solution for managing services across multiple computers, especially for remote employees.

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 July 26, 2019

By Peter Barnett
If you are a fan of tweaking your system and disabling services, you might Dnd that over time your
Windows Services list becomes large and unwieldy. It’s easy enough to delete a Windows service
using the Command Prompt or Registry editor.

Before you remove a service, you need to understand a few points:

When you delete a service, it will disappear forever from the system, and it is not easy to restore it,
and in some cases it is simply impossible.

Removing certain services can cause the inactivity of certain programs. Therefore, you should not
delete the service if you are not 100% sure what it is responsible for.

Do not remove the Windows 10 system services, as this may lead to the inoperability of the entire
system.

You also need to understand when it is necessary to remove the Windows service:

Frequently, programs when uninstalled leave their services intact, and every time the computer
starts up, the system tries to start such a service, but due to the lack of executable or library Dles, it

cannot do so, generating an error.

Some viruses and trojans to disguise their destructive actions can create a new service in the

system.

And even if your antivirus removes the body of the virus, the service may remain, and you will have

to manually remove it.

It is also possible that the system performance decreases due to the large number of processes
running as services, and you decide to remove (and not just stop) a number of unnecessary
services in Windows 10.

1. Open Services With Help of Windows


Search Box
Hit Start, type “services” into the search dialog box, and then click the “Services” to get a list of
services.

2. Find the Service and Move to Properties


In the “Services” window, scroll down and Dnd the service you’re after. Right-click the service and

choose the “Properties” command.


3. The next Step Is to Copy the Service
Name
In the service’s properties window, copy (or write down) the text to the right of the “Service name”
entry.
4. Open Command Line With
Administrative Privileges
Click Start, and then type “cmd” into the search box. Right-click the “Command Prompt” result, and
then choose the “Run as administrator” command.
2

5. Input and Execute Following Command


At the Command Prompt, you’ll use the following syntax:

sc delete ServiceName

So, to delete the “RetailDemo” service we’re using in our example, we’d type the following text, and
then hit Enter:

sc delete RetailDemo
6. Start Windows Registry Editor
Start Regedit.exe and navigate to the following branch:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services

7. Delete Service with Help of Regedit.Exe


Each sub-key under the above registry key represents a driver or a Service. The key name is also
the short name of the service. Also, you should be able to identify the entry easily by looking at the
DisplayName and ImagePath values in the right-pane in the Registry Editor. Find the entry you want
to delete. Right-click the appropriate key, and choose Delete. Exit the Registry Editor.
Consider Using Action1 to Delete Windows
Service if:
You need to perform an action on multiple computers simultaneously.
You have remote employees with computers not connected to your corporate network.

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