How to: Install and Uninstall Services in Windows

If you’re developing a Windows Service by using the .NET Framework, you can quickly install your service application by using a command-line utility called InstallUtil.exe.

To install your service manually

Run InstallUtil.exe from the command prompt with your project's executable as a parameter:

installutil <yourproject>.exe

This tool is installed with the .NET Framework, and its path is

%WINDIR%\Microsoft.NET\Framework[64]\<framework_version>.

C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe

To uninstall your service manually

Run InstallUtil.exe from the command prompt with your project's output as a parameter: 

installutil /u <yourproject>.exe

Sometimes, after the executable for a service is deleted, the service might still be present in the registry. In that case, use the command sc delete to remove the entry for the service from the registry.

The syntax used to delete a service is this:

sc delete ServiceName

sc delete “Adobe LM Service”

Now if you use the F5 key to refresh your Services list, you’ll see that the service is gone.