{"id":4355,"date":"2026-06-08T17:56:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/?post_type=support_article&#038;p=4355"},"modified":"2026-06-08T17:56:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T14:56:04","slug":"how-do-i-uninstall-withsecure-elements-endpoint-protection-or-business-suite-products-via-a-gpo-uninstallation","status":"publish","type":"support_article","link":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/support-articles\/how-do-i-uninstall-withsecure-elements-endpoint-protection-or-business-suite-products-via-a-gpo-uninstallation\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I uninstall WithSecure Elements Endpoint Protection or Business Suite products via a GPO uninstallation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Issue:<\/h3>\n<p>This article applies to the following WithSecure products:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>WithSecure Elements Agent (EPP for Computer or EPP for Servers)<\/li>\n<li>WithSecureBusiness Suite (Client Security or Server Security)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How do I uninstall an WithSecure business product via a GPO uninstallation?<\/p>\n<h3>Resolution:<\/h3>\n<p>You can follow the steps below to uninstall client software with an Active Directory Group Policy Object<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>On the Windows Taskbar, click\u00a0<b>Start &gt; All Programs &gt; Administrative Tools &gt; Group Policy Management<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The version of Windows that you use may display\u00a0Programs\u00a0instead of\u00a0All Programs\u00a0in the\u00a0Start\u00a0menu.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In the\u00a0Group Policy Management\u00a0window, in the console tree, expand the domain, expand\u00a0<b>Computer Configuration<\/b>, expand\u00a0<b>Software Settings<\/b>, right-click\u00a0<b>Software Installation<\/b>, and then click\u00a0<b>Properties<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>On the\u00a0Advanced\u00a0tab, check\u00a0<b>Uninstall this application when it falls out of the scope of management<\/b>, and then click\u00a0<b>OK<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In the right pane, right-click the software package, and then click\u00a0<b>Remove<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In the\u00a0Remove Software\u00a0dialogue box, check\u00a0<b>Immediately uninstall the software from users and computers<\/b>, and then click\u00a0<b>OK<\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Close the\u00a0Group Policy Object Editor\u00a0window, and then close the\u00a0Group Policy Management\u00a0window.<\/p>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> The software uninstalls when the client computers are restarted.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do I uninstall Computer Protection \/ Client Security via a GPO uninstallation?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","support_article_product":[104],"class_list":["post-4355","support_article","type-support_article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"source_foreign_id":"000013500","source_version":3,"source_system":"salesforce","source_date_updated":"2026-06-08 14:56:04","import_hash":"03e4bf276d54fdd963a3725156bd1707682d31a0","vanilla_article_id":29422,"vanilla_url":"https:\/\/community.withsecure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/29422-how-do-i-uninstall-withsecure-elements-endpoint-protection-or-business-suite-products-via-a-gpo-uninstallation","vanilla_kb_id":30,"vanilla_category_id":106,"machine_translated":false,"reactions_helpful_yes":0,"reactions_helpful_no":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article\/4355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/support_article"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"support_article_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article_product?post=4355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}