Uninstalling/removing a windows service


Uninstalling or removing a window service is very easy. you just need to follow the below steps:

Suppose we want to remove a window service with solr6 name .There are two ways to remove a window service

Option 1:

1. Open the cmd.exe in Administrator mode and run the below query
SC delete solr6       

replace the solr6 with your window service name



2. Services will be removed successfully. If service was not removed or you got any error as then you can go with option 2.
“[SC] OpenService FAILED 1060:
The specified service does not exist as an installed service.”



Option 2:

1. Type regedit in start menu
2. Click on HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >> SYSTEM >>CurrentControlSet >>Services


3. Right click on the service and click on delete.
4. Restart your windows.
5. Your window service will be deleted .