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Remove computer from management

To remove a device from management, click Computers, select a device and click delete_defaultRemove. A dialog box will display the steps needed to remove the selected computer from management.

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When proceeding to the next step, make sure that you have successfully competed the previous step. This is essential for correct device removal.

1.Reset Endpoint settings - Click Manage Policies and remove all applied policies to allow local device management. See Policy Removal Rules in the Policies section. If a password is set to access the Endpoint product setup, create a new policy to remove the password (select to set a password, but do not enter any password). For computers encrypted with ESET Full Disk Encryption, follow the decryption steps.

2.Stop computer management - Run a Stop Managing Task or uninstall the ESET Management Agent or ESET security product locally on a computer. This suspends the connection between the computer and ESET PROTECT.

3.Remove computer from database - After you ensure that the computer is no longer connecting to ESET PROTECT, you can remove it from the list of managed devices.

Select the check box I want to deactivate installed ESET products to remove the license from all ESET products installed on the selected computer. See also deactivation of ESET business products.