How to delete a Windows Service on Windows 7, 8, 10, Vista and Windows XP

After a while your Windows Services list becomes massive and it is difficult to use with a large number of Services on that list.

With a large number of services in the list, there is no role, nor can it be used for anything, you can completely delete that Service permanently instead of disabling it.

Delete a Windows Service

To delete a Windows Service, you first need to specify the exact Service name you want to delete.

Open Services through Start Menu or Control Panel then select Service in the list you want to manipulate.

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To open the properties of a Service, double click on the name of the Service. The most prominent part is Service name (Service name). You copy Service name into some temporary memory to wait for processing.

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Next, proceed to open the Command Prompt window. If you are using Windows 7, 8, 10 or Windows Vista operating system, right-click Command Prompt and select Run as Administrator to open the Command prompt under Admin.

If you use Windows XP, go to Start> Runs> CMD.

We will use the "sc" command to proceed with deleting the Service.

Here is the syntax to use to delete a Service:

sc delete ServiceName

Note: When your Service name is placed in the above statement, you must put it in quotation marks. For example: sc delete "Adobe LM Service"

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Finally use the F5 key to refresh your Services list. Now you can see that the Service you just deleted is no longer on the Service list.

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Good luck!