Remove Services in Windows including Windows 7

h2>Method 1: Using the SC.EXE command
The SC command-line tool in Windows XP/Vista which can be used to create, edit or delete Services. To delete a service, use the following command-line syntax from a Command Prompt window:

SC DELETE <service_name>

Where <service_name> tag represents the short name of a service, and not its display name. For example, the short name for Automatic Updates service is wuauserv, but its display name is Automatic Updates.) To determine the short name of a service, you use the Services MMC console.

Important: If you’re using Windows Vista, you need to open an elevated Command Prompt to run SC.exe command-line tool.

Method 2: Using the Registry Editor

To manually remove a service from the registry, use these steps:
Start Regedit.exe and navigate to the following branch:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services

The Service and driver entries are present under the above registry key. Each sub-key represents a driver or a Service. You should be able to identify them easily by looking at the DisplayName and ImagePath values in the right-pane in the Registry Editor.
Note: Before modifying / removing a Service, create a System Restore point and/or a complete Registry backup, just in case something happens. Links containing Registry backup instructions are provided below. Once you spot the Service/driver entry, right-click on the key and choose Delete.
[ERUNT] Registry Backup and Restore for Windows
[ERUNT Download URLs]

[Installing & Using ERUNT]

Method 3: Using Autoruns

If your edition of Windows XP or Windows Vista does not ship with SC.exe console tool, then may have to edit the registry manually, or use a software utility such as Autoruns. Autoruns is a must-have tool which helps you manage Windows startup, services, drivers, Winsock providers, Internet Explorer add-ons, Shell extensions and much more… Download Autoruns and run it. From the Options tab, tick Hide Microsoft Entries, so that only the third-party entries are listed. This make it easy for you to spot a third-party driver or Service. Press F5 to refresh the listing. Click the Services tab and you can remove unwanted drivers and Services from there.

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