# Deactivate

The method for deactivating Zee Drive on a computer depends upon how the computer was activated.

## Deactivate A Personal Computer

If your computer is activated as a personal computer, open Zee Drive from the system tray by clicking the blue Z icon:

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Then choose the deactivate option from the action button:

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After successful deactivation, Zee Drive will shutdown and no longer start up when you next sign in to the computer
{% endhint %}

## Deactivate A Hot Desk Computer Or Desktop Server

To manually deactivate, run `zeedrive.exe` on the computer and enter the Zee Drive subscription administrator username + activation code (or Zee Drive partner subscription administrator username + activation code if the subscription is on your partner subscription) then click the blue "hot desk computer and desktop server" link that shows and follow the wizard to deactivate.

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Zee Drive will not shut down during deactivation but it will no longer start up when a user next signs in to the computer
{% endhint %}

Alternatively deactivation can be performed via command line. This will deactivate the computer so Zee Drive will no longer start up but, it will still cause the computer to consume a shared computer licence on the subscription. The computer will also need to be deactivated from the administration console. See the [command line documentation](/how-to/use-the-command-line.md) for more information on deactivating.

## Remove All Activations

If you are not sure how Zee Drive is activated and want to remove all instances of Zee Drive starting up:

Download and run [Autoruns from Microsoft](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns). In the Quick Filter edit box enter `zeedrive.exe`. Select the *Everything* tab. Locate entries under the registry and Scheduled Task nodes. You may see multiple entries under the Registry node. Remove the entries. Sign out of Windows and sign back in again.

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