How do I uninstall PF sense Community Edition from my laptop
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Hey everyone I don't know how to uninstall pfSense from my HP laptop and I do not have another computer with me so I can't wipe the hard drive can someone please help me is there a button on the web GUI I cannot find one
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@somerandomguyontheinternet
You don't really uninstall it. You would just install whatever it is you want to replace it with. -
@jarhead my computer won't detect any USB drives for some reason it used to perfectly fine
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@somerandomguyontheinternet gran an iso of your favorite operating system. Burn it to USB using rufus (or something else). Boot into the bios of your computer. Make sure the selection to boot from USB is the first option. Exit bios.
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@michmoor I tried that and again I said that my computer did not recognize any USB drive if your next solution doesn't work please just tell me how to install user interface on PF sense without using the network GUI so I don't have to go to my phone to use it
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@somerandomguyontheinternet Did you do the BIOS part he suggested? That's the important part.
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@jarhead yea
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@somerandomguyontheinternet pfSense isn’t a program, it is the FreeBSD operating system with a web server to configure it.
What OS are you trying to install?
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@steveits I know that but I can't install an operating system because my computer won't detect a USB drive
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@steveits I want to uninstall pfsense os from my laptop
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@somerandomguyontheinternet Do you realize if you uninstall pfSense the laptop wouldn't work at all?
You have to install an operating system of some kind.Does the laptop have a cd/dvd drive?
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@somerandomguyontheinternet said in How do I uninstall PF sense Community Edition from my laptop:
@steveits I want to uninstall pfsense os from my laptop
I don't think you can since it is not a program. You'll have to format the partition on the hard drive that it is installed on.
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@jarhead yes I have an external USB drive based CD drive but every time I try to boot from that it always boots into PF sense instead
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@somerandomguyontheinternet What make is the laptop?
If it's a dell, start tapping the F12 key once you see the Dell Splash screen. It'll give you a boot menu and you can choose the USB Drive from there.If not a Dell, search for "Boot Menu" with the manufacturer.
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@jarhead I told you like multiple times it doesn't work USB drives don't work and when I try to use the disk drive it doesn't boot into the operating system I tell it to it boots into PF sense instead
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@somerandomguyontheinternet Yes, and you also told me it used to boot into the USB, correct??
So use the boot menu, it won't boot into pfSense and you can choose the USB instead.
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@somerandomguyontheinternet How did you create the usb drive? Maybe it isn’t being recognized as bootable.
What OS are you trying to install, Windows 11?
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@jarhead I tried but every time when I boot into the USB it switches over to PF sense instead
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@steveits I used Windows 95 and my BIOS has compatibility mode on I also tried other operating systems too the Windows 95 was on a disc I also need to earn reputation because I can only post every 120 seconds
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@somerandomguyontheinternet Windows 95 is old enough it may not work on a current PC.
“Other” as in…?
For example for Win11 Microsoft has a page
https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows11
With “Create Windows 11 Installation Media” instructions.Or similar page https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/windows10.