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The original poster, William Johnston, reports being unable to stop a Windows service related to antivirus despite having administrator privileges, encountering "Access is denied" errors and other permission issues. Respondents suggest using the services.msc console and mention that security settings, especially in antivirus suites, might restrict stopping services. They provide detailed instructions on using command-line tools like `sc query` and `sc sdshow` to troubleshoot service permissions, implying that deeper permission adjustments may be necessary. Overall, the thread reflects troubleshooting efforts for permission-related issues when managing Windows services.
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William Johnston

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Hello,

Even though I have administrator privledges for my account, I cannot stop a Windows Service (an anti-virus service) getting an "Access is denied" error.

I seem to be having other permission errors for different programs.

Again, the account is adminstrator.

Any suggestions?

williamj
 

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Neemobeer
If you are going through the services.msc console and it is not working, do the following.
  • Open a command prompt and type sc query this will list all services
  • Locate the target service by the "Display Name" field and make note of the "Service Name"
  • Then type sc sdshow <servicename>
  • Copy and paste the funny looking string it prints.
  • Code: 
    (Ex: D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)_
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Neemobeer

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Are you going through the services.msc console to stop it? Also with AV suites they may prevent stopping the service.
 

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Neemobeer

Neemobeer

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If you are going through the services.msc console and it is not working, do the following.
  • Open a command prompt and type sc query this will list all services
  • Locate the target service by the "Display Name" field and make note of the "Service Name"
  • Then type sc sdshow <servicename>
  • Copy and paste the funny looking string it prints.
  • Code: 
    (Ex: D:(A;;CCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRRC;;;SY)(A;;CCDCLCSWRPWPDTLOCRSDRCWDWO;;;BA)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;IU)(A;;CCLCSWLOCRRC;;;SU)_
 

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