How to Uninstall Deep Freeze

On Windows

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   Find the Deep Freeze icon. You'll usually find this polar bear face-shaped icon in the lower-right corner of your computer's screen, though you may first have to click ^ here to view a list of currently running services.
2. How to Uninstall Deep Freeze Picture 2
   Open Deep Freeze. While holding down the ⇧ Shift key, double-click the Deep Freeze icon. The login window will open.

   1. You can also just right-click the Deep Freeze icon.
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   Enter your password. Type in your Deep Freeze password and click Log in.

   1. If you don't know your password, you'll have to back up your computer's data, erase the hard drive, and then reinstall Windows.
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   Click the Boot Control tab. It's in the upper-left corner of the window.
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   Check the "Boot Thawed" box. This box is in the middle of the window. Doing so will ensure that when you restart your computer, Deep Freeze will be disabled.
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   Click Apply and Reboot. It's in the bottom-right corner of the Deep Freeze window. Your computer will begin to restart.

   1. You may have to click OK and then Yes when prompted before your computer will begin restarting.
   2. Restarting your computer from this menu will take several minutes, so just leave the computer alone and allow it to restart.
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   Wait for about half an hour. Once your computer restarts, it will run incredibly slowly, and some features (e.g., the Start menu) will not load for several minutes. To allow your system to finish loading, give your computer around half an hour to finish starting.
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   Find the installation file. You'll need to look for the EXE file that you used to install Deep Freeze.

   1. There is no uninstall file for Deep Freeze; instead, you will need to run the file that installed the program to begin with. If you no longer have the installation file, you can download it again from the Deep Freeze website.
   2. The file for Deep Freeze 5 is typically DF5Std.exe
   3. The file for Deep Freeze 6 is typically DF6Std.exe
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   Run the installation file. Double-click the installation file, click Uninstall in the window which opens, and follow any on-screen instructions. Eventually, your computer will reboot, and Deep Freeze will be completely removed.^{[1] X Research source}

   1. Removing Deep Freeze also removes any Deep Freeze-associated files.