Uninstall Eset Full Disk Encryption

[Jayme Bostic]

I am trying to decrypt encryted disks by EFDE and remove this component from workstations.
Unfortunately, there is no step-by-step explanation on how to do that.
What I have found (somewhere) is that do create a new policy with the encryption disabled and apply this policy to specific computers.
Okay, what was done, but I do not see any decryption process runnig.
Also, I do not see any contact details - how to call the support team?

I do see an option to create a new ticket, but during the last 24 hours nobody has contacted me.

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Currently moving a customer from EEE with endpoint encryption Pro to ESMC Full disk encryption. Im trying to use ESMC uninstall option to uninstall encryption pro once i decrypt it. Problem is that encryption pro is protected with an uninstall code, which i know, but i was wondering if anyone knew the parameter i had to put in to the uninstallation parameters section? i have tried PASSWORD=but its failing.

Once the machine is fully decrypted, please refer to the section titled "Removing ESET Endpoint Encryption with Managed Uninstall" from this knowledgebase article here: KB288 - ESET Endpoint Encryption Windows Installer (MSI)

However if it's only one machine, then you may find it quicker to access the machine itself and click "Change" from Add/Remove Programs and follow the on-screen steps to remove the software as shown in this article: KB7617 - Using Managed Uninstall in ESET Endpoint Encryption

I have a question about disk encryption. I've read that the best tool to encrypt a whole disk on an existing Windows installation is VeraCrypt. I'm doing it for security and privacy reasons. But before starting an encryption process I'd like to be sure.

I have a problem with encryption. I could not the recover password for ESET EFDE using the password recover, so I tried data recovery but still could not get my computer back. Now my question is if I format my disk, will ESET still ask for the pre login password ? If so how can remove the password if it is stored in the BIOS? I have given up on all my data, Just want a fresh install.

Note that the ESET Encryption Boot files are not stored within the BIOS rather the EFI System Partition (ESP), so formatting the Disk completely will remove these files and you will not need to enter your FDE Password again or remove it manually.

However, we might be able to assist you in decrypting the Disk if we can understand why you were not able to use the Recovery Password, what did it say when you attempted to use the Recovery Password?

What really happened was this; I encrypted the disk and completed successfully. But some of my application like teams where not opening, giving an error ""Your computer's Trusted Platform Module has malfunctioned. If the error persists, contact your system administrator with the error code 80090016". So did some google search and there was one article that said to run TPM.msc and clear tpm. When I did this and after restarting the computer the computer, when I entered my ESET pre-login password, it said it was a wrong password. So decided to do a password recovery, entering the password generated, I could start Windows 10, but this time the Windows goes to a repair mode and yet it could not repair Windows system.

I have a ticket opened, still waiting for a response from support. Otherwise I don't care of my data and files anymore. So I was planning just to remove the partitions and format the disk and install windows. But local support said it cannot do that

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