Удаление службы windows с помощью командной строки или power shell

In this post, I’ll demonstrate using the sc delete Windows command and the Remove-Service PowerShell command to delete a Windows Service.

Step 1. Find the Service Name

Open Windows Services, find the service name, right click and select properties.

Copy the service name.

Step 2. Run the sc delete command

Next, run the below command. Replace “servicename” with the service name from Step 1.

sc delete servicename

You should get DeleteService SUCCESS message.

You might need to reboot the computer for the service to be completely removed.

That completes the steps for deleting a windows service using the sc command.

How to Delete a Windows Service Using PowerShell

Requirements: You will need to be running at least PowerShell version 6 for this command to work. Refer to the updating PowerShell guide for steps on upgrading PowerShell to the latest version.

Step 1. You will need the service name

Open Windows services and get the service name. If you need to see screenshots see the Windows command line example.

Step 2. Run Remote-Service PowerShell command.

Remove-Service -Name servicename

Note: I’m not sure why but the PowerShell command removed the service without requiring a reboot. The sc delete command required a reboot. It might depend on the service but just be aware you might need to reboot.

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Do you want to delete files in PowerShell? In this tutorial, I will show you various methods to delete files using PowerShell.

1. Using the Remove-Item Cmdlet

The primary command for deleting files in PowerShell is Remove-Item. This cmdlet is used to delete various types of items, including files, directories, registry keys, and more.

Here’s a basic example of how to delete a single file:

Remove-Item -Path "C:\MyFolder\file.txt"

This command will delete the file specified in the path. If the file does not exist, PowerShell will throw an error.

Delete Multiple Files in PowerShell

To delete multiple files in PowerShell, you can use wildcards (*) to match multiple files. For instance, to delete all .txt files in a directory:

Here is the cmdlet.

Remove-Item -Path "C:\MyFolder\*.txt"

Here you can see below I have in the folder there are multiple .txt files.

Now, after I ran the above PowerShell script using VS code, it deleted all the .txt files from the folder; check the screenshot below:

Delete Files with Confirmation in PowerShell

If you want to avoid accidental deletions of files, you can add the -Confirm parameter, which will prompt you before deleting each file:

Remove-Item -Path "C:\MyFolder\file.txt" -Confirm

Force Delete Read-Only Files in PowerShell

Sometimes, you may encounter read-only files that cannot be deleted without additional permissions. To delete such files, use the -Force parameter in PowerShell:

Remove-Item -Path "C:\MyFolder\readonlyfile.txt" -Force

Delete Files Recursively in PowerShell

To delete files and subfolders within a directory recursively, you can use the -Recurse parameter. This will delete both the files and subfolders within the specified path:

Remove-Item -Path "C:\MyFolder\directory" -Recurse

2. Using Get-ChildItem with Remove-Item

Deleting Files Based on a Condition

Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\path\to\your\directory" -File | Where-Object { $_.Length -gt 1MB } | Remove-Item

Deleting Files Older Than a Certain Date

To delete files that are older than 30 days, you could use the below PowerShell script:

$Date = (Get-Date).AddDays(-30)
Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\path\to\your\directory" -File | Where-Object { $_.LastWriteTime -lt $Date } | Remove-Item

3. Using the .NET Method

PowerShell also allows you to tap into .NET Framework’s capabilities to delete files. This method offers more advanced options and can be useful in certain scenarios.

Here’s an example of using the .NET method to delete a file:

[System.IO.File]::Delete("C:\MyFolder\file.txt")

This line of code directly calls the Delete method from the System.IO.File class to remove the specified file.

Error Handling When Deleting Files Using PowerShell

Here’s an example of error handling in a file deletion script in PowerShell:

try {
    Remove-Item -Path "C:\MyFolder\file.txt" -ErrorAction Stop
} catch {
    Write-Host "An error occurred: $_"
} finally {
    Write-Host "Operation completed."
}

Conclusion

Deleting files using PowerShell is a straightforward process that can be performed using various methods, including the Remove-Item cmdlet, combining Get-ChildItem with Remove-Item, or using the .NET Framework.

In this PowerShell tutorial, I have explained how to delete a file in PowerShell using various methods.

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