How to uninstall a Windows Service when there is no executable for it left on the system

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How do I uninstall a Windows Service when there is no executable for it left on the system  I can not run installutil -u since there is not executable left on the system  I can still see an entry for the service in the Services console    The reason for this state is probably because of a problem in the msi package that does not remove the service correctly  but how do I fix it once the service is in this state

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Create a copy of executables of same service and paste it on the same path of the existing service and then uninstall

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I d use PowerShell for this  Remove-Service -Name  TestService    https   docs microsoft com en-us powershell module microsoft powershell management remove-service

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Create a copy of executables of same service and paste it on the same path of the existing service and then uninstall

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found here  I just tried on windows XP  it worked  local computer  sc     delete  service-name     Deleting services in Windows Server 2003    We can use sc exe in the Windows Server 2003 to control services  create services and delete services  Since some people thought they must directly modify the registry to delete a service  I would like to share how to use sc exe to delete a service without directly modifying the registry so that decreased the possibility for system failures     To delete a service      Click    start    -    run     and then enter    cmd    to open Microsoft Command Console     Enter command     sc servername delete servicename    For instance  sc   dc delete myservice     Note  In this example  dc is my Domain Controller Server name  which is not the local machine  myservice is the name of the service I want to delete on the DC server      Below is the official help of all sc functions     DESCRIPTION      SC is a command line program used for communicating with the     NT Service Controller and services     USAGE            sc

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Create a copy of executables of same service and paste it on the same path of the existing service and then uninstall

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You should be able to uninstall it using sc exe  I think it is included in the Windows Resource Kit  by running the following in an  administrator  command prompt   sc exe delete  lt service name gt    where  lt service name gt  is the name of the service itself as you see it in the service management console  not of the exe   You can find sc exe in the System folder and it needs Administrative privileges to run  More information in this Microsoft KB article   Alternatively  you can directly call the DeleteService   api  That way is a little more complex  since you need to get a handle to the service control manager via OpenSCManager   and so on  but on the other hand it gives you more control over what is happening

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Create a copy of executables of same service and paste it on the same path of the existing service and then uninstall

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Here is the powershell script to delete a service foo   foo  Get-WmiObject -Class Win32 Service -Filter  Name  foo    foo delete

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found here  I just tried on windows XP  it worked  local computer  sc     delete  service-name     Deleting services in Windows Server 2003    We can use sc exe in the Windows Server 2003 to control services  create services and delete services  Since some people thought they must directly modify the registry to delete a service  I would like to share how to use sc exe to delete a service without directly modifying the registry so that decreased the possibility for system failures     To delete a service      Click    start    -    run     and then enter    cmd    to open Microsoft Command Console     Enter command     sc servername delete servicename    For instance  sc   dc delete myservice     Note  In this example  dc is my Domain Controller Server name  which is not the local machine  myservice is the name of the service I want to delete on the DC server      Below is the official help of all sc functions     DESCRIPTION      SC is a command line program used for communicating with the     NT Service Controller and services     USAGE            sc

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My favourite way of doing this is to use Sysinternals Autoruns application   Just select the service and press delete

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Remove Windows Service via Registry Its very easy to remove a service from registry if you know the right path  Here is how I did that   Run Regedit or Regedt32  Go to the registry entry  quot HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services quot   Look for the service that you want delete and delete it  You can look at the keys to know what files the service was using and delete them as well  if necessary     Delete Windows Service via Command Window Alternatively  you can also use command prompt and delete a service using following command  sc delete  You can also create service by using following command sc create  quot MorganTechService quot  binpath   quot C  Program Files MorganTechSPace myservice exe quot  Note  You may have to reboot the system to get the list updated in service manager

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Here is the powershell script to delete a service foo   foo  Get-WmiObject -Class Win32 Service -Filter  Name  foo    foo delete

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My favourite way of doing this is to use Sysinternals Autoruns application   Just select the service and press delete

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You should be able to uninstall it using sc exe  I think it is included in the Windows Resource Kit  by running the following in an  administrator  command prompt   sc exe delete  lt service name gt    where  lt service name gt  is the name of the service itself as you see it in the service management console  not of the exe   You can find sc exe in the System folder and it needs Administrative privileges to run  More information in this Microsoft KB article   Alternatively  you can directly call the DeleteService   api  That way is a little more complex  since you need to get a handle to the service control manager via OpenSCManager   and so on  but on the other hand it gives you more control over what is happening

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found here  I just tried on windows XP  it worked  local computer  sc     delete  service-name     Deleting services in Windows Server 2003    We can use sc exe in the Windows Server 2003 to control services  create services and delete services  Since some people thought they must directly modify the registry to delete a service  I would like to share how to use sc exe to delete a service without directly modifying the registry so that decreased the possibility for system failures     To delete a service      Click    start    -    run     and then enter    cmd    to open Microsoft Command Console     Enter command     sc servername delete servicename    For instance  sc   dc delete myservice     Note  In this example  dc is my Domain Controller Server name  which is not the local machine  myservice is the name of the service I want to delete on the DC server      Below is the official help of all sc functions     DESCRIPTION      SC is a command line program used for communicating with the     NT Service Controller and services     USAGE            sc

User · Answer

You should be able to uninstall it using sc exe  I think it is included in the Windows Resource Kit  by running the following in an  administrator  command prompt   sc exe delete  lt service name gt    where  lt service name gt  is the name of the service itself as you see it in the service management console  not of the exe   You can find sc exe in the System folder and it needs Administrative privileges to run  More information in this Microsoft KB article   Alternatively  you can directly call the DeleteService   api  That way is a little more complex  since you need to get a handle to the service control manager via OpenSCManager   and so on  but on the other hand it gives you more control over what is happening

User · Answer

My favourite way of doing this is to use Sysinternals Autoruns application   Just select the service and press delete

User · Answer

You should be able to uninstall it using sc exe  I think it is included in the Windows Resource Kit  by running the following in an  administrator  command prompt   sc exe delete  lt service name gt    where  lt service name gt  is the name of the service itself as you see it in the service management console  not of the exe   You can find sc exe in the System folder and it needs Administrative privileges to run  More information in this Microsoft KB article   Alternatively  you can directly call the DeleteService   api  That way is a little more complex  since you need to get a handle to the service control manager via OpenSCManager   and so on  but on the other hand it gives you more control over what is happening

User · Answer

found here  I just tried on windows XP  it worked  local computer  sc     delete  service-name     Deleting services in Windows Server 2003    We can use sc exe in the Windows Server 2003 to control services  create services and delete services  Since some people thought they must directly modify the registry to delete a service  I would like to share how to use sc exe to delete a service without directly modifying the registry so that decreased the possibility for system failures     To delete a service      Click    start    -    run     and then enter    cmd    to open Microsoft Command Console     Enter command     sc servername delete servicename    For instance  sc   dc delete myservice     Note  In this example  dc is my Domain Controller Server name  which is not the local machine  myservice is the name of the service I want to delete on the DC server      Below is the official help of all sc functions     DESCRIPTION      SC is a command line program used for communicating with the     NT Service Controller and services     USAGE            sc

User · Answer

My favourite way of doing this is to use Sysinternals Autoruns application   Just select the service and press delete

User · Answer

Remove Windows Service via Registry Its very easy to remove a service from registry if you know the right path  Here is how I did that   Run Regedit or Regedt32  Go to the registry entry  quot HKEY LOCAL MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services quot   Look for the service that you want delete and delete it  You can look at the keys to know what files the service was using and delete them as well  if necessary     Delete Windows Service via Command Window Alternatively  you can also use command prompt and delete a service using following command  sc delete  You can also create service by using following command sc create  quot MorganTechService quot  binpath   quot C  Program Files MorganTechSPace myservice exe quot  Note  You may have to reboot the system to get the list updated in service manager

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I d use PowerShell for this  Remove-Service -Name  TestService    https   docs microsoft com en-us powershell module microsoft powershell management remove-service

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