wiki:remove_sophos_agent_without_tamper_password
- Go in settings , Windows Update, Advanced Options, Recovery and In the Advanced startup part click Restart Now
- While in the advanced startup options, select Troubleshoot, Advanced options and then, Command Prompt
- If required, select Administrative account and enter password
- In the command prompt type the following:
c: cd c:\windows\system32\drivers ren sophosed.sys sophosed.sys.old exit
- Continue with computer restart to get back in Windows
- Once back in Windows, open the Registry
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos MCS Agent and set value of Start to 0x00000004
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos Endpoint Defense\TamperProtection\Services and under every subkey in this location, set the Value data of Protected to 0
- Go to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Sophos Endpoint Defense\TamperProtection\Config and set the Value data of SEDEnabled to 0
- Restart your computer and you should now be able to uninstall the Sophos agent through the Add Remove programms
wiki/remove_sophos_agent_without_tamper_password.txt · Last modified: by wagner.jer