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The service removal tag collects WindowsForum.com guidance about deleting or uninstalling Windows service registrations when a normal uninstall fails. The tagged discussion centers on Riot Vanguard, whose two service entries can be removed from an administrator Command Prompt, followed by a restart and cleanup of leftover folders. It also notes the tradeoff that removing Vanguard breaks games requiring it, and separates supported service removal from blue screen diagnosis. Broader cleanup approaches involving registry edits, scripts, and force-removal tools are referenced as alternatives. The focus stays on practical, administrator-level steps for clearing stubborn services on Windows.
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    Remove Stuck Riot Vanguard on Windows: Delete Services, Restart

    If Riot Vanguard will not uninstall on a Windows PC, the documented manual fallback is to delete its two service registrations from an administrator Command Prompt, restart Windows, and then remove the remaining Vanguard folder—rather than immediately editing the registry or force-deleting...
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