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Deleting the password reset agent from a Windows Server VM

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Updated at February 12, 2025
  1. Connect to the VM via RDP.

  2. Stop the Windows Server service and delete the agent:

    PowerShell
    1. Stop the yc-guest-agent service:

      Stop-Service -Name "yc-guest-agent"
      
    2. Check that the service has been stopped:

      Get-Service "yc-guest-agent"
      

      Result:

      Status   Name               DisplayName
      ------   ----               -----------
      Stopped  yc-guest-agent     yc-guest-agent
      

      The service status must be Stopped.

    3. Delete the agent:

      & "C:\Program Files\Yandex.Cloud\Guest Agent\guest-agent.exe" uninstall
      

      Result:

      2023-03-16T14:47:00.248Z        INFO    uninstall windows service: yc-guest-agent       {"server": "windows"}
      

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