Windows – Discover a service’s binary path using the command line

NOTE: You'll likely need an elevated command prompt (right click => "Run as Administrator") to execute this command

the sc command is what you want, specifically sc delete

C:\Users\Jeff>sc delete
DESCRIPTION:
        Deletes a service entry from the registry.
        If the service is running, or another process has an
        open handle to the service, the service is simply marked
        for deletion.
USAGE:
        sc  delete [service name]

sc query queries the current state; use sc qc to read the configuration.

C:\>sc qc messenger
[SC] GetServiceConfig SUCCESS

SERVICE_NAME: messenger
        TYPE               : 20  WIN32_SHARE_PROCESS
        START_TYPE         : 4   DISABLED
        ERROR_CONTROL      : 1   NORMAL
        BINARY_PATH_NAME   : C:\WINDOWS\system32\svchost.exe -k netsvcs
        LOAD_ORDER_GROUP   :
        TAG                : 0
        DISPLAY_NAME       : Messenger
        DEPENDENCIES       : LanmanWorkstation
                           : NetBIOS
                           : PlugPlay
                           : RpcSS
        SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem