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Unable to Stop Service. the Operation Could Not Be Completed FIX [Tutorial]
62Unable to Stop Service. the Operation Could Not Be Completed FIX [Tutorial]
In this tutorial you 'll step by step instructions on how you can stop a Windows service that cannot be stopped with error "Unable to stop service. The operation could not be completed. The requested control is not valid for this service". Additionally, you 'll learn how to force stop any service when the "Stop" option is greyed out in Services (services.msc).
If you cannot terminate a process or service in Windows, because you 're getting the error "Unable to terminate process.
The usual way to stop a running process in Windows is to open Task Manager, right-click the process name, and select 'End Task'. But, as you may know, sometimes is impossible to stop a process because you receive the message "Unable to terminate process. Access is denied".
At times, you may find that you are not able to kill a particular process using the Windows Task Manager, and when you try to do so, you receive a message – Unable to terminate process, The operation could not be completed, Access is denied. If you receive such a message, here are a few options you may want to try.
This problem happens with users who tries to terminate a process from the Task Manager. Once you select the process and click the End Task button, you will see an error message telling you that the operation could not be completed. Most of the users who faced this issue had problems with running games or other applications. These users couldn’t run the applications either because they were getting the error “Program is already opened” or because they saw multiple instances of the same app in the task manager. This isn’t specific to these cases though, you might see this message while trying to terminate a hung app or an unwanted app. In all of these cases, this Access is denied error will appear once your try to eliminate the process.
Similarly, you may experience a similar problem if you want to stop a service and you cannot, because the "Stop" option is greyed out, or because you receive the error "Unable to stop service. Access is denied" when trying to stop the service.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung).