If you are an IT administrator, or you have local admin rights on your company laptop, you can permanently disable the SEP Chrome extension across the entire machine.
Note: If your device is managed by a corporate IT policy, these options may be grayed out. In that case, you’ll need Method 3.
While the extension can be disabled via the Chrome extensions menu if permissions allow, most corporate deployments require registry edits or IT administrator intervention to fully remove the forced installation.
Here’s a proper technical write-up on disabling the Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Chrome extension.
Stop:
sc stop smc
sc stop ccSvcHst
Start:
sc start smc
sc start ccSvcHst
Note: In managed installs the “Remove” button is often disabled.
If you are looking for the immediate method to do this without a software update, follow these steps:
If you are an IT administrator, or you have local admin rights on your company laptop, you can permanently disable the SEP Chrome extension across the entire machine.
Note: If your device is managed by a corporate IT policy, these options may be grayed out. In that case, you’ll need Method 3.
While the extension can be disabled via the Chrome extensions menu if permissions allow, most corporate deployments require registry edits or IT administrator intervention to fully remove the forced installation.
Here’s a proper technical write-up on disabling the Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) Chrome extension.
Stop:
sc stop smc
sc stop ccSvcHst
Start:
sc start smc
sc start ccSvcHst
Note: In managed installs the “Remove” button is often disabled.
If you are looking for the immediate method to do this without a software update, follow these steps: