Removing an unused Window service involves removing your registry key.
- Go to Start?>Run?>regedit.
- Find the key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services - Locate the service name you want to remove.
- Press
key to remove the entire folder. - Restart the machine.
- Check Start?>Run?≫services.msc.
The unused service name will not be there.
Note: Modifying your registry can cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system.
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