Uninstalling Remote Filtering Client

Deploying the Remote Filter Module | Web Filter & Security | v8.0.x, v8.1.x

On Windows clients, the following command can be used to uninstall Remote Filtering Client with a third-party deployment tool. Type it on a single line with no returns.

msiexec.exe /x {<product_code>} XPSWDRF=<password> /qn

<product_code> is a unique identifier (GUID) that can be found in the setup.ini file of each installation package. (You must extract the contents of the installation package as explained in Using a third-party deployment tool for Windows to locate the setup.ini file.)

<password> is the anti-tampering password that you entered when creating the installation package.

To uninstall Remote Filtering Client from Windows clients manually:

Go to Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs on the client machine.

Select Websense Endpoint, and then click Remove.

Mac OS X

To uninstall Remote Filtering Client from Mac OS X clients:

Open System Preferences and locate the Websense preference pane (in the Other section).

Click Uninstall Endpoint.

Local administrator permissions are required to remove the client software.

If an anti-tampering password was set in the Package Builder, the administrator must enter the password to uninstall the client software.