How to Use Software Uninstallation in Category Management - AnySecura Manual

This guide will help you organize software into custom categories within the AnySecura Category Management module, giving you precise control over what users can uninstall. You'll start by building your own uninstallation category library from the ground up.

Once your categories are established, you'll learn how to populate them efficiently, using methods like importing directly from your network to add software rules. This structured approach makes managing uninstallation permissions across your organization straightforward and effective.

Administrators can categorize software based on business needs, making it easier to manage and control employee uninstallation by category.

By selecting "Category Management -> Software Uninstallation", they can open the uninstallation category library. The system has no default categories, so administrators must manually create the uninstallation categories and add software to them.

Operation	Description
Create Category	In the uninstallation category library view, select "Action -> New Folder" to create and name a new software uninstallation category. You can also create a subcategory under an existing category.
Add New Software Uninstallation Rule	After creating a category, select it and right-click in the software view on the right, then choose "New Rule." A dialog box will appear for adding new settings: Add Software There are two ways to add software: Method 1: Click the Add button and manually enter the software name, company name, and notes. Wildcards are not supported in the software name, and the entered name must match exactly what appears in Control Panel → Programs and Features. Method 2: Click the Import button and select the desired software from the list. The list contains software details collected by the server from client devices. Method 2 is recommended. Select Category In the category view, choose the category to which the software will be added. When Adding Duplicate Entries Allow adding to multiple categories: If the software already exists in another category, it can also be added to the new one. Only add new software, skip existing: Existing software in the library will be ignored; only new entries will be added. Move software to the new category: If the software already exists in another category, it will be moved from the old category to the new one.
Search	Select "Action -> Search" or click the Search button on the toolbar to find specific software. Fuzzy search is supported.
Properties	In the right-hand list view, select a software entry and choose "Action -> Properties" or click the Properties button to view its details.
Copy To	In the right-hand list view, select one or more software entries and choose "Copy To" from the right-click menu. The selected software will be copied to another group. A single software can exist in multiple groups. Drag-and-drop has the same effect as "Copy To."
Move To	In the right-hand list view, select one or more software entries and choose "Move To" from the right-click menu. The selected software will be moved to another group, and it will no longer exist in the original group.

You can also select a software uninstallation control record in the policy log, right-click, and choose "Add to Category Library -> Software Uninstallation Category Library." This adds the software package from the record to a specified existing category library.