Remove Windows service from command line

I would like to do this because I have a half installed service because of installation failure which is just there, non-functioning.

How can I delete the Windows service using the command line?

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NOTE: You'll likely need an elevated command prompt (right click => "Run as Administrator") to execute this command

the sc command is what you want, specifically sc delete

C:\Users\Jeff>sc delete
DESCRIPTION: Deletes a service entry from the registry. If the service is running, or another process has an open handle to the service, the service is simply marked for deletion.
USAGE: sc delete [service name]

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We need to stop the service before deleting it from the Registry:

sc stop [Service name]
sc delete [service name] 

Run Command prompt as an administrator and execute above commands.

Enclose the service name in double quotes if it contains spaces.

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Simply put quotation marks between any service name that contain spaces C:\WINDOWS\system32>sc delete "Your Ugly Service"

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