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Windows - Kill Windows Service that Hangs on "Stopping"

Find the Service Name

Open Windows Services from Command Prompt: 

C:\WINDOWS\system32>services.msc

Double click on the Service and make a note of the Service Name.

Find the Process ID (PID)

sc queryex xxx

NOTE: xxx is the Service Name identified earlier.

Kill the Process

C:\WINDOWS\system32>taskkill /PID xxx /F

NOTE: xxx is the PID identified earlier.

returns: 

SUCCESS: The process with PID 508 has been terminated.