{"id":3996,"date":"2026-06-08T18:05:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:05:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/en\/?post_type=support_article&p=3996"},"modified":"2026-06-08T18:05:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T15:05:17","slug":"how-to-uninstall-server-security-using-the-withsecure-uninstallation-tool","status":"publish","type":"support_article","link":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/fi\/support-articles\/how-to-uninstall-server-security-using-the-withsecure-uninstallation-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"How to uninstall Server Security using the WithSecure Uninstallation Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Issue:<\/h3>\n

How to uninstall WithSecure Server Security\u00a0 from a Windows Server using the Uninstallation Tool?<\/p>\n

Resolution:<\/h3>\n

If you cannot uninstall WithSecure Server Security from the program and features, you can uninstall it using the WithSecure Uninstallation Tool. Which uninstallation tool you should use depends on the WithSecure Server Security version that is installed on the Windows server.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0<\/b>If you have With<\/strong>Secure Email and Server Security<\/b> installed on the server, do not<\/b> use the Uninstallation Tool since a removal can cause issues with the email flow.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0<\/b>If you have F-Secure Policy Manager Server installed on the same server, running the UninstallationTool.exe will remove it.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

WithSecure Server Security 12.x:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Download this uninstallation tool: https:\/\/download.f-secure.com\/support\/tools\/uitool\/UninstallationTool.exe<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Open the Command Prompt<\/li>\n
  3. Navigate to the folder where you have stored the tool<\/li>\n
  4. Run the following command: UninstallationTool.exe -a –server<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    WithSecure Server Security 14.x, 15.x, 16.x:\u00a0<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Download this uninstallation tool:\u00a0https:\/\/download.withsecure.com\/uninstallationtool\/WsUninstallationTool.exe<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. Run the uninstallation tool<\/li>\n
    3. Follow the on-screen instructions<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      This tool can be ran silently using the command prompt and adding the parameter –silent<\/p>\n

      There is a readme in following link\u00a0
      download.withsecure.com\/uninstallationtool\/readme.txt<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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