Windows Service: Force stop a stuck service

Issue:

If a Windows service is stuck in stopping or starting, you can force quit the service.

Method

1. Find service’s short name (Look in services.msc – it is displayed as “Service Name”)
2. Open command prompt with admin privledges
3. enter the command below and make a note of the PID

   sc queryex servicename

4. Enter the command below with the PID you noted above to kill the task:

   taskkill /f /pid [PID]

Link:

How to kill a Windows service that’s stuck on stopping or starting