PingID Administration Guide

Uninstalling the PingID integration for Windows login

Uninstall the PingID integration for Windows login on your machine.

Before you begin

Before uninstalling PingID from your Windows machine, you should unpair the device. See Managing your devices in the PingID User Guide.

If you want to run the uninstallation program from the command line, you can run unins000.exe, located in the top-level of the installation directory. When uninstalling from the command line, you can use the following options:

  • /SILENT - Don’t display the background window, but show the installation progress window. If a restart is necessary, the user is prompted with a Reboot now? message box.

  • /VERYSILENT - Don’t display the background window or the installation progress window. If a restart is necessary, the reboot is performed without asking the user.

Steps

  1. In Windows, go to Control Panel → Programs → Programs and Features, right click the listing of PingID for Windows, and select Uninstall. Screen capture of the Uninstall or change a program window

    If you also have an installation of the PingID desktop app on the same machine, make sure that you select the correct entry (PingID for Windows) to uninstall.

  2. Confirm the removal.

    Screen capture of the Uninstall confirmation window.

    Result:

    You see a status window.

    Uninstall status window showing a green progress bar.

    After the program is uninstalled, you see a confirmation message showing that the application was successfully uninstalled.