How do you delete and recreate a service?

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2026-07-22 10:10

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If u r asking how to delete and recreate a Microsoft service, then the following would help u.

Note: take a backup of the registry before attempting these steps.

from services.msc doubleclick on the service you want to delete and find the service name

from the cmd console, type

///sc delete <servicename>

deleted service

check with services.msc you will find it disabled.

now type,

/// reg copy hklm\system\ControlSet001\services\<servicename> hklm\system\CurrentControlSet\services

operation completed successfully

restart the machine.

or

you can export the registry,delete the key using SC command and restart the PC and merge the backup.

Disclaimer: Try this at your own risk

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