Uninstall Tool for Windows Total Installation package

JOnes
JOnes Posts: 709 Forum Champion
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Add Uninstall Tool for Windows Total Installation package


"A program that allows you to remove F‑Secure products from your computer. Use this tool only as a last resort if the normal uninstall process fails to remove the product."

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The tool is already included in the Mac installation package (apps)

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  • Ville
    Ville Posts: 741 F-Secure Product Expert

    You are not supposed to use uninstallation tool as it does brute force uninstallation that does undocumented stuff in Windows internals and may break entire Windows installation. The proper way to uninstall product is using Add/Remove programs feature in Windows and start the uninstallation there. Uninstall tool is only a last resort option.

    Ville

    F-Secure R&D, Desktop products

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  • JOnes
    JOnes Posts: 709 Forum Champion
    edited July 29

    Of course, if only the normal removal of the product (including older versions) would be successful. It is often the case that the only way is to use that tool, and often its use is also recommended by your staff(it has been in the F-Secure toolbox for years). And in my opinion, such a tool should not be distributed at all that can break the entire Windows or MacOS.More sophisticated tools can be surely implemented i presume for decent reinstallation of products…

    btw. there is allready a feature request for implementation of this kind of a tool

    https://community.f-secure.com/en/discussion/128450/uninstall-reinstall-the-licenced-product

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