Can’t delete BFE with access is denied

If you receive an “access is denied” error when trying to delete the BFE service using the “sc delete bfe” command, it may indicate that the service is currently in use or that you do not have the necessary permissions to delete it. Here are a few things you can try to resolve the issue:

  1. Make sure you are running the command prompt as an administrator by right-clicking on the Start button and selecting “Command Prompt (Admin).”
  2. Try stopping the BFE service before attempting to delete it by running the command “net stop bfe” before running “sc delete bfe”
  3. Try running the command in Safe Mode, it will ensure that no other services are running and interfering with the deletion process.
  4. Check if there is any other security software that is blocking the deletion process, you can try disabling them temporarily.
  5. Check if the permissions of the service is set correctly, you can check that by running the command “sc sdshow bfe”
  6. If the above steps don’t work, you can try using a third-party tool such as a Windows Service Manager to delete the service.

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