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How to Add Services to Control Panel in Windows 7, 8 and 10

Learn how to add services to control panel in Windows 7, 8 and 10 with clear steps, practical context, and useful troubleshooting guidance.

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This updated guide examines How to Add Services to Control Panel in Windows 7, 8 and 10 and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Services (services.msc) The Microsoft Management Console allows you to start, stop, restart, turn on, turn off, and configure services in Windows.

Services are not in Control Panel by default, but you can add it if you want.

This tutorial will show you how to add Services to Control Panel for all users to open it from within Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10.

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Add Services to Control Panel

You must be logged in as an administrator to add or remove Services in the Control Panel.

Proceed as follows:

1. Follow step 2 (to add) or step 3 (to delete) below for what you want to do.

2. To add Services to the Control Panel, download this file and go to step 4 below.

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Services are added to the Control Panel

3. To remove Services from Control Panel, download this file and go to step 4 below.

4. Save the.reg file to the desktop.

5. Double click on the downloaded.reg file to merge it.

6. When prompted, click Run> OK (UAC)> Yes> OK to approve the merge.

7. If you like, you can delete the downloaded.reg file.

8. If Control Panel is currently open, close and reopen to apply.

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