How to uninstall a windows service and delete its files without rebooting

Question

My current project involves deploying an upgraded .exe file that runs as a Windows Service. In order to overwrite the existing .exe with the new version, I currently need to:

Answer 1

Should it be necessary to manually remove a service:

1. Run Regedit or regedt32.
2. Find the registry key entry for your service under the following key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Services
3. Delete the Registry Key

You will have to reboot before the list gets updated in services