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MajorGeeks.Com » Overview» Tutorials and Video Guides » The Specified Service Has Been Marked for Deletion

The Specified Service Has Been Marked for Deletion

By Timothy Tibbetts

on 06/15/2023

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"The Specified Service has been marked for deletion" is an error that can show up when trying to remove a service. There are numerous reason and explanations for getting this error, mostly dependant on what you were doing at the time.

Many of these steps are self-explanatory, and you should be able to figure out which steps to try, and which don't apply to you.

1: Reboot

Often, a simple reboot can clear up a lingering problem. If you haven't rebooted yet, bookmark this page, restart and come back if the issue continues. Another option would be to do a clean boot.

2: Close Programs That Can Cause Conflicts

Numerous applications, both third-party and windows tools being open can cause this problem. If you're not sure if these are running, press CTRL + ALT + DEL, click on Task Manager and check if any of the following apps are running.

Task Manager (Unless opened to check running apps, obviously)
Microsoft Management Console (MMC)
Services (Very common)
Event Viewer
Sysinternals Process Explorer (Or any Process management app)

3: Close and Open Services

Some users reported that even though they got the "The Specified Service has been marked for deletion" error, they closed Services, then opened it again and found the service was gone.

4: Use Taskill

If you know the executable name of the process, open Powershell or Command Prompt as admin and type in taskkill /f /im FILENAME.exe. Close all running programs first.

5: Registry Problems

Registry problems are less likely and saved for last. You should back up your registry before proceeding. Registry issues can appear with games using PunkBuster, for example.

Open the registry and go to HKLM > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Services > SERVICE NAME > DeleteFlag. Double-click DeleteFlag and verify the Value is 0. If the service in question isn't there, you can move forward.

Another place to check is in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetServicesSERVICE NAME. Delete the service key causing you the problem.

That's all we know about this error. If we missed anything, leave a comment, and we'll add it to the guide.

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