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How to Stop a Stuck Service

Last Updated:February 7, 2026
Troubleshooting

In this example, we'll use the Cablecast service as an example, but this can be theoretically applied to any Service stuck in starting.

  • Open Command Prompt as Admin

  • Run the command sc queryex "Cablecast" and hit enter

  • Look for the PID field and note the number below for the next step. It will be different in your case from the image provided

  • Use the PID found in the previous command and execute the following command and replace {pid} with the one you found

  • taskkill /pid {pid} /f

  • You should get the following command that it was successful

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