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Delete Service Applications in SharePoint 2013
Too much candy?
Cheers all!
I have noted that it is not always that easy to get rid of a Service Application should you wish to remove it completely. It can be either during initial setup, after a service breakdown or for any other reason, you want it gone and you want it to be completely gone when you are done. The next step is often to set it up again from scratch…so any remnants will cause you problems.
So, which way is the easiest to choose? I say PowerShell, 100(or maybe 99) out of 100.
Below, I have for your convenience created oneliners that will take care of all of your Service Applications for you.
| After each Command, add the flag -RemoveData to have all data and databases removed at the same time. Use the -RemoveData with care though, be absolutely sure that all data absolutely needs to be deleted Before using the flag. |
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The commands available, in alphabetical order
Service Application |
Command |
| Access Services | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Access Services”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Access Services 2010 | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Access Services 2010*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Application Discovery and Load Balancer Service Application | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Application Disc*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| App Management Service | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “App man*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Business Data Connectivity service | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Business*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Excel Services Application | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Excel*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Machine Translation Service | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Machine Translation*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Managed metadata | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Managed metadata*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| PerformancePoint Service Application | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Performance*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| PowerPoint Conversion Service Application | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “PowerPoint Conv*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Search Administration Web Service Application | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Search Admin*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Search Service Application | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Search Service*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Secure Store Service Application | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Secure Store*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Security Token Service Application | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Security Token*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| State Service | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “State Service*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Usage and Health Data Collection Service Application | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Usage and Health*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| User Profile Service Application | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “User Profile*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Visio Graphics Service | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Visio*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Word Automation Services | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Word auto*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
| Work Management Service Application | Remove-SPServiceApplication -id (Get-SPServiceApplication | Where-Object {$_.typename -like “Work Management*”} | Select-Object id).id.tostring() |
Running the commands above will look something like this
Note: Beware of the signle and double quotes if you copy the code… |
‘References
Delete a service application in SharePoint 2013
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee704553.aspx
Remove-SPServiceApplicationPool
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607921.aspx
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Enjoy!
Regards
blksthl 
Great article, I’m sure it will come in handy in the future.
Check your Visio Graphic Service and Work Management Service Application commands. Looks like you swapped them.
Thanks Cedrik.
You are right, fixed now 🙂 Better?
Regards
// Thomas