Force-Removing Windows Services

I am getting the following message while trying to remove a windows service with SC command?

C:\Users\chacha>sc delete service_name
[SC] OpenService FAILED 5:

Access is denied.

I tried to change the properties of Service and retried to remove them but failed. Even I disabled the service and restarted the machine :(

Any idea on forcefully removing a service? What is the reason for this "Locking"?

Solution 1:

Try deleting it's entry from regedit at:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services

Make sure you reboot afterwards.

Also:

• Try removing the service while in safe mode.

Solution 2:

You could try using Sysinternals Autoruns program to disable or delete the service.

Solution 3:

That's because you need admin rights.

Before opening cmd.exe right click it and select "Run as administrator". Also you can hold CONTROL+SHIFT and press ENTER to open it with admin rights.