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Removing Sophos Management Server

Hi,

I am having issues removing Sophos Management Server 5.5.0 from one of our virtual machines.

We no longer use Sophos or have any access so I'm assuming it's an issue with tamper protection - when I try and uninstall via Apps and features it just fails to uninstall.

SophosZap doesn't work - anyone have any ideas for removing the software?

Thanks,

Mark



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  • Hi  ,

    Thank you for reaching out to the Sophos Community forum.

    To clarify, were you able to remove other Sophos components except for the Sophos Management Server? Can you please share a screenshot of the error message when you try to uninstall and also when you try to use SophosZap?

    If all the other components were already removed, and it's just the Sophos Management Server, you may also try removing it from the registry.

    Go to the below 4 registry locations one by one, right-click > Find and search for Sophos Management Server, and remove the registry key.

    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products
    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall
    Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products

    Let me know how it goes. Thank you.


    Gladys Reyes
    Global Community Support Engineer
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  • Hi  ,

    Thank you for reaching out to the Sophos Community forum.

    To clarify, were you able to remove other Sophos components except for the Sophos Management Server? Can you please share a screenshot of the error message when you try to uninstall and also when you try to use SophosZap?

    If all the other components were already removed, and it's just the Sophos Management Server, you may also try removing it from the registry.

    Go to the below 4 registry locations one by one, right-click > Find and search for Sophos Management Server, and remove the registry key.

    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products
    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
    Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\uninstall
    Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products

    Let me know how it goes. Thank you.


    Gladys Reyes
    Global Community Support Engineer
    Are you a Sophos Partner? | Product Documentation | @SophosSupport | Sign up for SMS Alerts
    If a post solves your question, please use the "Verify Answer" button.
    The New Home of Sophos Support Videos!  Visit Sophos Techvids
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