eDellRoot Cer ficate Removal Instruc ons

eDellRootCer*ficateRemovalInstruc*ons
Version:1.0
November23,2015
Contents
I.
Overview.............................................................................................................................................. 3
II.
Automa>cRemoval............................................................................................................................. 3
III.
ManualSteps...................................................................................................................................... 3
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I.
Overview
Thisdocumentcontainsinstruc>onsforremovingeDellRootcer>ficatefromDellsystems.
Automa>cRemoval
II.
Pleasedownloadthepatchfromthefollowingloca>on:ClickHere
III.
ManualSteps
1.
OpenTaskManagerbyrightclickingonthetaskbarandselectTask
Manager.
2.
Selectthe"Services"tabintheTaskManagerwindow.
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3. Clickon"OpenServices"attheboQomofthe"Services"tab.
4.
Lookfor"DellFounda>onServices"andselectit.
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5.
Click"Stoptheservice".
6.
The"Services"windowshouldlookliketheimagebelowaVertheservice
hasstopped.
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7.
Open"FileExplorer"andnavigateto"c:\ProgramFiles\Dell\Dell
Founda>onServices"anddeletethe
"Dell.Founda>on.Agent.Plugins.eDell.dll"file.
8.
Youmaybepromptedwiththewarningbelow.Click"Con>nue"todelete
thefile
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9.
HittheWindowskey(
)onthekeyboardandtype"certmgr.msc"
followedbythe"Enter"key.
a. Windows7
b. Windows8.1
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c. Windows10
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10.Youmaybepromptedtoallowtheprogramtomakechangestothe
computer.Click"Yes".
11.Whenthecer>ficatemanagerwindowopens,doubleclickon"TrustedRoot
Cer>fica>onAuthori>es"ontheleVpanel.Thendoubleclickthe
"Cer>ficates"folder.
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12.SelecttheeDellRootcer>ficatefromtherightpanel.
13.Deletethecer>ficatebyclickingthe"X”iconinthetoolbar.
WARNING!MakesureONLYthe"eDellRoot"cer1ficateisselectedliketheexamplebelow
beforeclickingthedeletebu=on.Dele1nganyothercer1ficatemaycauseyoursystemto
func1onimproperly.
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14.Youwillbeaskedtoconfirmdele>onofthe"eDellRoot"cer>ficate.Click
"Yes"
15.AVerdele>on,the"eDellRoot"cer>ficateshouldberemovedfromthe
cer>ficatemanager'swindowasshownintheimagebelow.
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16.Gobacktothe"Services"windowandselect"DellFounda>onServices"and
click"Starttheservice".
17.Closeallwindowsthatwereopened.
18.eDellrootCer>ficateisnowremovedfromthecomputer.
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