Cannot delete an existing service using sc command: The specified service does not exist as an installed service

windows-service

I want to delete MyNewService, but when I type in

sc delete MyNewService

I simply can't delete it because there is no such servic, due to

"the Specified service does not exist as an installed service"

error

Any ideas how to solve this problem?

Edit: as far as the service panel is concerned, the MyNewService is there all the time. I restarted the PC a few times and it's there.

Best Answer

View the properties of the service and you'll see a "Service Name" and "Display Name". The display name is the one you see in services.msc, you need to use the service name with the net command however. Sometimes they're very different for example "Extensible Authentication Protocol Service" is the display name and "EapHost" is the service name.

Related Solutions

Windows – Adding Dependency to a Service After Installation

This can also be done via an elevated command prompt using the sc command. The syntax is:

sc config [service name] depend= <Dependencies(separated by / (forward slash))>

Note: There is a space after the equals sign, and there is not one before it.

Warning: depend= parameter will overwrite existing dependencies list, not append. So for example, if ServiceA already depends on ServiceB and ServiceC, if you run depend= ServiceD, ServiceA will now depend only on ServiceD. (Thanks Matt!)

Examples

Dependency on one other service:

sc config ServiceA depend= ServiceB

Above means that ServiceA will not start until ServiceB has started. If you stop ServiceB, ServiceA will stop automatically.

Dependency on multiple other services:

sc config ServiceA depend= ServiceB/ServiceC/ServiceD/"Service Name With Spaces"

Above means that ServiceA will not start until ServiceB, ServiceC, and ServiceD have all started. If you stop any of ServiceB, ServiceC, or ServiceD, ServiceA will stop automatically.

To remove all dependencies:

sc config ServiceA depend= /

To list current dependencies:

sc qc ServiceA

Problem with Windows Service and network printers

You can log on to the computer as your service user accounts and add/configure/test network printers manually.