Error 1603 When Uninstalling Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise

Summary: Error 1603 is a generic error that states Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise is unable to uninstall. One of the most common reasons for this error is the Prevent Shutdown from Device policy is turned on within the Remote Management Console. ...

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Symptoms

Note:

Affected Products:

  • Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise

Affected Platforms:

  • Windows

Cause

Not Applicable

Resolution

To disable the Prevent Shutdown from Device policy:

  1. Log in to the Remote Management Console at https://server.domain.com:8443/webui/.
    Note:
    • Server.domain.com represents the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Dell Security Management (Dell Data Protection) server.
    • 8443 is the default port, but may differ in your environment.
  2. Expand Populations.
  3. Under Populations, click either Enterprise, Endpoint Groups, or Endpoints.
    Note: If Endpoint Groups or Endpoints are selected, additional groups or endpoints must be specified before continuing to step 4.

    Populations
  4. Under Threat Protection, click Advanced Threat Prevention.
    Advanced Threat Prevention
  5. Show advanced settings.
    Show Advanced Settings
  6. Under Execution Control, clear Prevent Service Shutdown from Device.
    Prevent Servic3e Shutdown from Device
  7. In the upper right corner, select Save.
    Save
  8. In the left menu pane, expand Management and then select Commit.
    Commit
  9. Optionally, make a Comment on the change and then select Commit.
  10. Reboot the affected endpoints.
  11. On reboot, retry uninstalling Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise

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Affected Products

Dell Endpoint Security Suite Enterprise
Article Properties
Article Number: 000124727
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 19 Jun 2024
Version:  9
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