Remove all service starting with a using powershell

There may be quite a few services whose name begins with the letter "a"! I don't think I'd use that as a criterion.

I'd start by running this:

Get-Service "azure*" |
    ForEach-Object{
        Stop-Service $_ -WhatIf:$true
        Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Service -Filter "Name='$_'" | 
            Remove-CimInstance -WhatIf:$true
    }

Check the output carefully to be sure that you haven't inadvertently included some necessary service. When you're sure the results aren't going to disrupt your operation, remove the "-WhatIf:$true" switches from the Stop-Service and Remove-CimInstance cmdlets.

Hi @srinath sarman ,

Have you tried to use the Set-Service command?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/set-service?view=powershell-7

Hi，
sc.exe can delete a service for you
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/sc-delete

You could call it in powershell like this

Get-Service "azure*" | ForEach-Object{$ServiceName=$_.name; Invoke-Expression "sc.exe delete $ServiceName"}  

Best Regards，
Ian

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