How do I Uninstall Sophos Antivirus from Windows?

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This tutorial applies to the following operating system(s):

 Windows

Overview:

 You must have administrative rights on the computer in order to uninstall Sophos, and prior authorization and a tamper protection PIN from OIT.

 

Step 1:

Click the Windows start button and click the gear icon for Settings, or type "Settings" in the search bar to locate it.

Settings in windows search

Step 2:

Click 'Apps' and Click "Installed Apps"

Apps menu in Settings

Step 3:

In the search bar, type "Sophos". Click or tap Sophos Endpoint Agent, click or tap 'Uninstall', and confirm 'Uninstall' again.

"sophos" search in installed apps

Enter an administrator username and password to allow uninstallation if prompted.

Windows UAC prompt for installing Sophos

Step 4:

Confirm the uninstall by clicking 'Uninstall'.

Confirm uninstall

Step 5:

The uninstall process begins. This may take a few minutes.

Uninstall in progress

Step 6:

A restart is required to complete the uninstall process. Check the 'Restart' checkbox and click 'Close' to restart the computer. Once the computer finishes restarting Sophos should be uninstalled.

Screenshot of completed uninstall

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Article ID: 830
Created
Thu 5/24/18 2:12 PM
Modified
Tue 11/4/25 6:10 PM

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