Cannot remove JIRA Service from Windows

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Symptoms

After uninstalling JIRA, the JIRA service is still visible in the services.msc console.

Cause

This is caused by JIRA being uninstalled prior to removing the service definition.

Resolution

  • Determine the name of the JIRA service
  • Use the command sc from the Windows command line to remove

    sc delete <servicename>
    

    (info) For more information, consult the Microsoft TechNet article on SC.

Last modified on Oct 26, 2016

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