{"id":8985,"date":"2026-10-20T21:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/support-articles\/how-to-disable-elements-endpoint-protection-device-control-feature-locally\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T21:33:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T18:33:01","slug":"how-to-disable-elements-endpoint-protection-device-control-feature-locally","status":"publish","type":"support_article","link":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/de\/support-articles\/how-to-disable-elements-endpoint-protection-device-control-feature-locally\/","title":{"rendered":"How to disable Elements Endpoint Protection Device Control feature locally?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue:<\/h3>\n

Is it possible to disable or stop the Elements Endpoint Protection Device Control feature locally from the Elements Agent user interface?\u00a0<\/p>\n

Resolution:<\/h3>\n

There is no option to in the Elements Agent Graphical User Interface (GUI) to disable Device Control.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

An option would be to stop the device control service, which can be done by runing the following command with administrator rights: net stop fsdevcon<\/p>\n

Note: You need to first disable the Tamper Protection feature from the Elements profile before you can stop services locally.\u00a0<\/p>\n

An Elements Security Center portal administrator can via an operation disable Device Control temporarily on a device:<\/p>\n

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  1. Log in to the Elements Security Center portal<\/li>\n
  2. Navigate to the Environment > Devices <\/strong>page<\/li>\n
  3. Select a device (a menu will appear)\u00a0<\/li>\n
  4. Click Turn off security features<\/strong><\/li>\n
  5. Select Turn off device control<\/strong><\/li>\n
  6. Enter a time when the device control feature is automatically re-enabled<\/li>\n
  7. Click Turn off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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