Deleting a service: sc delete servicename http://www.tweakxp.com/tweak1976.aspx --- Startup Registry: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\policies\Explorer\Run HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce -- Untested, but seems to work in command prompt: The /dev/null equivalent for windows is NUL http://www.acmeconsulting.it/pagine/opensource/squid/Cygwin-svc/ -- Reboot the machine SHUTDOWN -r -t 01 Or via remote desktop, use the task manager.