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Title
USB/Port Security has been removed but is still getting errors in the Event Viewer -
Description
Even though USB/Port Security (USB/PS) has been uninstalled from the client machine, there are still errors related to USB/PS in the Application Log of the event viewer.
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Cause
Some registry keys and possibly some files related to USB/Port Security still remain on the computer.
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Resolution
Manually cleanup these directories and files:
Remove all of C:\Program Files\ScriptLogic\PortSecurity
Remove C:\Windows\System32\Embargo*.*
Remove C:\Windows\System32\drivers\Embargo*.*
Remove HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Embargo
Remove HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Embargo
Remove HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EmbargoM
Remove HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EmbargoSvc
Remove HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EmbargoMini
Remove HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\USB/PortSecurity Events