Restarting an endpoint machine after an install or uninstall

When you install or uninstall Forcepoint F1E agents on your endpoint machines, you might need to restart the endpoint machine to complete the install or uninstall. The following table shows the scenarios where a restart is required when you install or uninstall the v24.11 agent.

Forcepoint F1E agent Restart required?
Forcepoint DLP Endpoint (Windows)
  • Install: Yes
  • Uninstall: Yes
Forcepoint DLP Endpoint (Mac)
  • Install: No, but an account sign out is required.
  • Uninstall: No
Forcepoint Web Security Proxy Connect Endpoint (Windows)
  • Install: No
  • Uninstall: No
Forcepoint Web Security Proxy Connect Endpoint (Mac)
  • Install: No, but an account sign out is required.
  • Uninstall: No
Forcepoint Web Security Direct Connect Endpoint (Windows)
  • Install: No
  • Uninstall: No
Forcepoint Web Security Direct Connect Endpoint (Mac)
  • Install: No, but an account sign out is required.
  • Uninstall: No
Forcepoint ECA (Windows)
  • Install: No
  • Uninstall: No