Hi Roger,
Run Autoruns as administrator.
Click on the services tab.
Right-click on the service you want to delete, and click Delete.
Note: There is no undo option.
Deleting unused services
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I run Windows 11 on a Dell laptop. I found some services left by a program I've since uninstalled. The services are disabled; is thereany way to delete them entirely from the system?
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Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2022-12-29T15:02:08+00:00 Alternatively, open an admin Command Prompt window:
Copy the following command paste it into the command window:
- sc.exe query type= service state= all | findstr /i _NAME >%temp%\services.txt
Upload "%temp%\services.txt" to your OneDrive or paste it on PasteBin.com
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Anonymous
2022-12-29T14:22:48+00:00 Here's what you asked for:
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Ramesh 176.1K Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2022-12-29T01:40:40+00:00 Roger,
Pls double-click on the entry in Services MMC and post a screenshot of the service properties dialog.
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Anonymous
2022-12-28T21:46:36+00:00 Ramesh, thanks. I had already deleted the files, so they didn't show up in Autoruns (which I've used for years, BTW). They still appear in the Services app as "not found". Is there a way to clear the entries from the Services app?