I have a couple old services that I want to completely uninstall. How can I do this?
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Here is a vbs script that was passed down to me:
Set servicelist = GetObject("winmgmts:").InstancesOf ("Win32_Service")
for each service in servicelist
sname = lcase(service.name)
If sname = "NameOfMyService" Then
msgbox(sname)
service.delete ' the internal name of your service
end if
next
If you have Windows Vista or above please run this from a command prompt as Administrator:
sc delete [your service name as shown in service.msc e.g moneytransfer]
For example: sc delete moneytransfer
Delete the folder C:\Program Files\BBRTL\moneytransfer\
Find moneytransfer registry keys and delete them:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet002\Services\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet002\Services\EventLog\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Installer\Assemblies\ [remove .exe references]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders
These steps have been tested on Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008.
If they are .NET created services you can use the installutil.exe with the /u switch its in the .net framework folder like C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727
Click Start | Run and type regedit in the Open: line. Click OK.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
Scroll down the left pane, locate the service name, right click it and select Delete.
Reboot the system.
If you have Windows Vista or above please run this from a command prompt as Administrator:
sc delete [your service name as shown in service.msc e.g moneytransfer]
For example: sc delete moneytransfer
Delete the folder C:\Program Files\BBRTL\moneytransfer\
Find moneytransfer registry keys and delete them:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet002\Services\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet002\Services\EventLog\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Classes\Installer\Assemblies\ [remove .exe references]
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders
These steps have been tested on Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008.
We can do it in two different ways
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 "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services"
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 "MorganTechService" binpath= "C:\Program Files\MorganTechSPace\myservice.exe"
Note: You may have to reboot the system to get the list updated in service manager.
Use services.msc or (Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services) to find the service in question. Double-click to see the service name and the path to the executable.
Check the exe version information for a clue as to the owner of the service, and use Add/Remove programs to do a clean uninstall if possible.
Failing that, from the command prompt:
sc stop servicexyz
sc delete servicexyz
No restart should be required.
Click Start | Run and type regedit in the Open: line. Click OK.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
Scroll down the left pane, locate the service name, right click it and select Delete.
Reboot the system.
You can use my small service list editor utility Service Manager
You can choose any service > Modify > Delete. Method works immediately, no reboot required.
Executable file: [Download]
Source code: [Download]
Blog post: [BlogLink]
Service editor class: WinServiceUtils.cs
We can do it in two different ways
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 "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services"
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 "MorganTechService" binpath= "C:\Program Files\MorganTechSPace\myservice.exe"
Note: You may have to reboot the system to get the list updated in service manager.
sc delete name
If they are .NET created services you can use the installutil.exe with the /u switch its in the .net framework folder like C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727
If they are .NET created services you can use the installutil.exe with the /u switch its in the .net framework folder like C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727
sc delete name
Use services.msc or (Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services) to find the service in question. Double-click to see the service name and the path to the executable.
Check the exe version information for a clue as to the owner of the service, and use Add/Remove programs to do a clean uninstall if possible.
Failing that, from the command prompt:
sc stop servicexyz
sc delete servicexyz
No restart should be required.
For me my service that I created had to be uninstalled in Control Panel > Programs and Features
Click Start | Run and type regedit in the Open: line. Click OK.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
Scroll down the left pane, locate the service name, right click it and select Delete.
Reboot the system.
SC DELETE "service name"
Run the command on cmd as Administrator otherwise you will get this error :-
openservice failed 5 access is denied
As described above I executed:
sc delete ServiceName
However this didn't work as I was executing it from PowerShell.
When using PowerShell you must specify the full path to sc.exe because PowerShell has a default alias for sc assigning it to Set-Content. Since it's a valid command it doesn't actually show an error message.
To resolve this I executed it as follows:
C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe delete ServiceName
Before removing the service you should review the dependencies.
You can check it:
Open services.msc and find the service name, switch to the "Dependencies" tab.
Source: http://www.sysadmit.com/2016/03/windows-eliminar-un-servicio.html
sc delete name
If they are .NET created services you can use the installutil.exe with the /u switch its in the .net framework folder like C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v2.0.50727
Here is a vbs script that was passed down to me:
Set servicelist = GetObject("winmgmts:").InstancesOf ("Win32_Service")
for each service in servicelist
sname = lcase(service.name)
If sname = "NameOfMyService" Then
msgbox(sname)
service.delete ' the internal name of your service
end if
next
SC DELETE "service name"
Run the command on cmd as Administrator otherwise you will get this error :-
openservice failed 5 access is denied
Here is a vbs script that was passed down to me:
Set servicelist = GetObject("winmgmts:").InstancesOf ("Win32_Service")
for each service in servicelist
sname = lcase(service.name)
If sname = "NameOfMyService" Then
msgbox(sname)
service.delete ' the internal name of your service
end if
next
As described above I executed:
sc delete ServiceName
However this didn't work as I was executing it from PowerShell.
When using PowerShell you must specify the full path to sc.exe because PowerShell has a default alias for sc assigning it to Set-Content. Since it's a valid command it doesn't actually show an error message.
To resolve this I executed it as follows:
C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe delete ServiceName
For me my service that I created had to be uninstalled in Control Panel > Programs and Features
sc delete name
Click Start | Run and type regedit in the Open: line. Click OK.
Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services
Scroll down the left pane, locate the service name, right click it and select Delete.
Reboot the system.
You can use my small service list editor utility Service Manager
You can choose any service > Modify > Delete. Method works immediately, no reboot required.
Executable file: [Download]
Source code: [Download]
Blog post: [BlogLink]
Service editor class: WinServiceUtils.cs
Use services.msc or (Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services) to find the service in question. Double-click to see the service name and the path to the executable.
Check the exe version information for a clue as to the owner of the service, and use Add/Remove programs to do a clean uninstall if possible.
Failing that, from the command prompt:
sc stop servicexyz
sc delete servicexyz
No restart should be required.
Source: Stackoverflow.com