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title: Removing the PingCentral Windows service
description: If you have administrator privileges, you can remove the PingCentral Windows service.
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revdate: August 3, 2023
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# Removing the PingCentral Windows service

If you have administrator privileges, you can remove the PingCentral Windows service.

## Steps

1. In the Windows **Search** field, enter `cmd` to access the command prompt.

2. Right-click **Command Prompt** and select **Run as administrator** in the menu.

3. In the command prompt, change to the `<PINGCENTRAL_HOME>\sbin\windows` directory and run the `uninstall-service.bat` script.

4. After the script is finished running, remove the *\<PINGCENTRAL\_HOME>* environment variable from the system.