6.25 Uninstalling software from the computers in the Inventory module
If the software that is not necessary for the business operation or prohibited from being used has been installed on the computers in your organization, you can uninstall the software from these computers.
Note that you can uninstall software only from the computers managed online.
To uninstall the software from the computers:
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Display the Inventory module.
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In the menu area, select Software Inventory and then Software List.
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In the information area, select the software that you want to uninstall from the computers, and then display the Installed Computers tab.
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In the tab, select the computer from which you want to uninstall the software, and then click the Uninstall button.
You can select more than one computer in the tab to perform the uninstallation procedure in a batch.
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In the displayed dialog box, create an uninstallation task, and then click the OK button.
The software is uninstalled according to the schedule specified in the uninstallation task. You can view the execution status of the task in the Task List view of the Distribution (ITDM-compatible) module.
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You can also create and execute an uninstallation task from the Distribution (ITDM-compatible) module.
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When you specify unauthorized software in a security policy, you can also set automatic enforcement to the security policy in such a way as to automatically uninstall any unauthorized software when it is detected.
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