Removing the application
August 7, 2024
ID 22826
You can remove the application using the Setup Wizard, the command line or standard Microsoft Windows installation and removal tools. If the application is installed on several servers, it has to be removed from each server.
To remove Kaspersky Security from the computer using the Setup Wizard:
- Run the installation file from the application installation package.
This opens the welcome window of the install package.
- Click the Kaspersky Security 9.0 for Microsoft Exchange Servers link to open the welcome screen of the Setup Wizard and click Next.
- In the Change, Restore, or Remove the Application window click the Delete button.
- In the Uninstallation dialog, click the Delete button.
This opens the Remove application window with information about application removal.
- In the warning dialog that opens, perform the following operations:
- If you want the application to save the database on the SQL server during application removal, click Yes.
Backup data added by the application will be deleted from the database. Statistics data added by the application will be saved.
- If you want the application to delete the database and statistics from the SQL server during application removal, click No.
- If you want the application to save the database on the SQL server during application removal, click Yes.
- After the application has been removed, the Setup Wizard displays a notification about the completed application removal. To finish removing the application, click the Finish button.
To remove Kaspersky Security using the command line:
Run the installation file from the application installation package on the command line with the following option:
--install-mode=delete
If you delete Kaspersky Security using the command line, the database and statistics data is not deleted from the SQL server.
During Kaspersky Security removal, services of MSExchangeTransport and MSExchangeIS will need a restart. Services will be restarted automatically without additional prompts.
You can also uninstall the application using the standard software management tools in Microsoft Windows.