There is a common problem faced by many professionals while installing software like oracle database, when there is a need to delete a service Windows does not provide an easy way. But here we will discuss a command which will delete the service.

We can use SC.exe to delete the un wanted services. We can create and delete services through this command.

To delete a service:

Click on START then click on RUN and then enter CMD to open Microsoft Command Console.

Enter command:

Here “yourservername” is name of your computer.

“Servicename” is the service which you want to delete.

sc yourservername delete servicename

For instance, sc \yasir-comp delete myservice

Below is the Microsoft help of all SC functions:

DESCRIPTION:
SC is a command line program used for communicating with the
NT Service Controller and services.
USAGE:
sc [command] [service name] …

The option has the form “\ServerName”
Further help on commands can be obtained by typing: “sc [command]”
Commands:
query———–Queries the status for a service, or
enumerates the status for types of services.
queryex———Queries the extended status for a service, or
enumerates the status for types of services.
start———–Starts a service.
pause———–Sends a PAUSE control request to a service.
interrogate—–Sends an INTERROGATE control request to a service.
continue——–Sends a CONTINUE control request to a service.
stop————Sends a STOP request to a service.
config———-Changes the configuration of a service (persistant).
description—–Changes the description of a service.
failure———Changes the actions taken by a service upon failure.
qc————–Queries the configuration information for a service.
qdescription—-Queries the description for a service.
qfailure——–Queries the actions taken by a service upon failure.
delete———-Deletes a service (from the registry).
create———-Creates a service. (adds it to the registry).
control———Sends a control to a service.
sdshow———-Displays a service’s security descriptor.
sdset———–Sets a service’s security descriptor.
GetDisplayName–Gets the DisplayName for a service.
GetKeyName——Gets the ServiceKeyName for a service.
EnumDepend——Enumerates Service Dependencies.

Hope this will resolve your problem regarding deleting services in windows environment.

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