Uninstall Azure AD Connect - Microsoft Entra (2023)

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• 01/26/2023
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This document describes how to correctly uninstall Azure AD Connect.

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Uninstall Azure AD Connect from the server

The first thing you need to do is remove Azure AD Connect from the server that it is running on. Use the following steps:

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1. On the server running Azure AD Connect, navigate to Control Panel.

2. Click Uninstall a program

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3. Select Azure AD Connect.

4. When prompted, click Yes to confirm.

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5. This confirmation will bring up the Azure AD Connect screen. Click Remove.

6. Once this action completes, click Exit.

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7. 

8. Back in Control Panel click Refresh and all of the components should have been removed.

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Next steps

• Learn more about Integrating your on-premises identities with Azure Active Directory.
• Install Azure AD Connect using an existing ADSync database
• Install Azure AD Connect using SQL delegated administrator permissions

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