Fortinet white logo
Fortinet docs logo DOCUMENT LIBRARY
Fortinet white logo
Fortinet docs logo DOCUMENT LIBRARY
Products Best Practices Hardware Guides Products A-Z
Summary
By Solution
By 4D Pillars
By Cloud
Secure Networking
Unified SASE
Security Operations
Secure SD-WAN
Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
ZTNA
LAN Edge
Identity and Access Management
Next Generation Firewall
Public Cloud
Private Cloud
FortiCloud
Secure Networking
  • Hybrid Mesh Firewall
  • NOC Management
  • LAN
  • WAN
    • More >>
    Unified SASE
  • Single Vendor SASE
  • Cloud Network Security
  • Secure Endpoint Connectivity
  • Web Application / API Protection
    • More >>
    Security Operations
  • Security Operations Automation
  • Identity
  • Early Detection & Prevention
    • More >>
    Secure Networking
  • Hybrid Mesh Firewall
  • NOC Management
  • LAN
  • WAN
  • Communication & Surveillance
    • Unified SASE
  • Single Vendor SASE
  • Secure Endpoint Connectivity
  • Cloud Network Security
  • Cloud-Native Security
  • Web Application / API Protection
    • Security Operations
  • Security Operations Automation
  • Endpoint
  • Data Protection
  • Identity
  • Email
  • Early Detection & Prevention
  • Expert Services
  • Edge Firewall
  • Orchestration & management
  • SD Branch
  • Application Delivery
  • Single Vendor SASE
  • Secure Endpoint Connectivity
  • Secure Private Access
  • Thin Edge
  • Identity
  • Application Gateway
  • Enterprise Asset Management
  • Endpoint Agent
  • Agentless Security Posture
  • Identity
  • Wireless
  • Switching
  • Identity
  • Privilege Acccess Management
  • Next Generation Firewall
  • Orchestration & management
  • Expert Services
  • All
  • All
  • Account Management
  • SAAS Management
  • SAAS Application Security
  • Managed Services
  • Platform as a service (PAAS)
  • Other SAAS Services
    • 4D Resources
    Solution Hubs
  • 4D Pillars
  • Cloud
  • Popular Solutions

    • Administration Guide

    Home FortiClient 7.0.0 Administration Guide
    7.0.0
    7.4.1
    7.4.0
    7.2.5
    7.2.4
    7.2.3
    7.2.2
    7.2.1
    7.2.0
    7.0.13
    7.0.12
    7.0.11
    7.0.10
    7.0.9
    7.0.8
    7.0.7
    7.0.6
    7.0.5
    7.0.4
    7.0.3
    7.0.2
    7.0.1
    7.0.0
    6.4.10
    6.4.9
    6.4.8
    6.4.7
    6.4.6
    6.4.5
    6.4.4
    6.4.3
    6.4.2
    6.4.1
    6.4.0
    6.2.9
    6.2.8
    6.2.7
    6.2.6
    6.2.5
    6.2.4
    6.2.3
    6.2.2
    6.2.1
    6.2.0
    6.0.10
    6.0.9
    6.0.8
    6.0.7
    6.0.6
    6.0.5
    6.0.4
    6.0.3
    6.0.2
    6.0.1
    6.0.0
    5.6.6
    5.6.5
    5.6.4
    5.6.3
    5.6.2
    5.6.1
    5.6.0
    5.4.5
    5.4.4
    5.4.3
    5.4.2
    5.4.1
    5.4.0

    Uninstalling FortiClient with Microsoft AD

    Uninstalling FortiClient with Microsoft AD

    To uninstall FortiClient with Microsoft AD:
    1. On your domain controller, select Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management. The Group Policy Management MMC Snap-in opens. Expand the Group Policy Objects container and right-click the Group Policy Object you created to install FortiClient and select Edit. The Group Policy Management Editor opens.
    2. Select Computer Configuration > Policy > Software Settings > Software Installation. You can see the package used to install FortiClient.
    3. Right-click the package and select All Tasks > Remove. Choose Immediately to uninstall the software from users and computers, or Allow users to continue to use the software but prevent new installations. Select OK. The package deletes.
    4. If you want to expedite the uninstall process on both the server and client computers, force a GPO update as shown in the previous section. The software is uninstalled on the client computer’s next reboot. You can also wait for the client computer to poll the domain controller for GPO changes and uninstall the software then.
    Previous
    Next

    Uninstalling FortiClient with Microsoft AD

    Uninstalling FortiClient with Microsoft AD

    To uninstall FortiClient with Microsoft AD:
    1. On your domain controller, select Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management. The Group Policy Management MMC Snap-in opens. Expand the Group Policy Objects container and right-click the Group Policy Object you created to install FortiClient and select Edit. The Group Policy Management Editor opens.
    2. Select Computer Configuration > Policy > Software Settings > Software Installation. You can see the package used to install FortiClient.
    3. Right-click the package and select All Tasks > Remove. Choose Immediately to uninstall the software from users and computers, or Allow users to continue to use the software but prevent new installations. Select OK. The package deletes.
    4. If you want to expedite the uninstall process on both the server and client computers, force a GPO update as shown in the previous section. The software is uninstalled on the client computer’s next reboot. You can also wait for the client computer to poll the domain controller for GPO changes and uninstall the software then.
    Previous
    Next