How do I enable or disable Deep Freeze?

Posted by Adam Zilliax on 11 February 2011 04:13 AM

One or more methods can be employed to enable/disable (Freeze/Thaw) Deep Freeze depending on the version being used. A) Locally at the workstation (Deep Freeze Standard and Enterprise): The following steps can be used to disable (Thaw) Deep Freeze: 1. 2. Hold down the SHIFT key and double-click the Deep Freeze icon. Alternatively, you can press CTRL+ALT+SHIFT+F6. A Password dialog is displayed. Enter your password and click OK. If you have not yet entered a password you should be able to click OK without entering a password. The Boot Options dialog is displayed. 3. Select "Boot Thawed" and click OK. This will disable Deep Freeze on the next reboot. 4. The same steps can be used to enable (Freeze) Deep Freeze. The only change is to select "Boot Frozen" instead of Boot Thawed. B) Remotely via Deep Freeze Command Line Control (Deep Freeze Enterprise only): Deep Freeze Command Line Control (DFC.EXE) can be used to Thaw/Freeze Deep Freeze through a script or batch file. More information about using this utility can be found in the Deep Freeze Enterprise user guide available at: http://www.faronics.com/documents/DF6Ent_Manual.pdf C) Remotely via the Enterprise Console (Deep Freeze Enterprise only): The Deep Freeze Enterprise Console can be used to Thaw/Freeze a workstation using the following steps: 1. 2. 3. Select the workstations to Thaw/Freeze. Click the "Reboot in Thawed state" button to Thaw the selected workstations. The workstations should reboot and appear in the Console in a Thawed state. Click the "Reboot in Frozen state" button to Freeze the selected workstations. The workstations should reboot and appear in the Console in a Frozen state.

ello, I wondered if Deep Freeze can be uninstaled without knowing the password, someone recomended using the instalation kit to uninstal, but it asks for the password. I red on a forum that "windows security kit 2008" (dunno if that's the name) can be used to bypass DeepFreeze is it true? If yes, how ? Deep freeze uninstall Deep freeze uninstall tool Frzstate2k.exe Uninstall Deep Freeze How-To - Software Download Uninstall Tool Download - Cleaning tools How to disable deepfreeze? How-To - Windows Download Deep Freeze Download - Security I can't locate my deep freeze icon v 6.30 (Solved) Forum - Windows More ANSWER +51 ICE Oct 16, 2009 02:56PM Hi I have read the comments what you had tried, ok you dont neet to format your c drive, once you have followed the steps mentioned by "blueserver", surely you get the message access denied, but try again twice, now if you look further in Processes, you need to kill one more Process, FrzState2k.exe , just wait for a while depending on your system speed, now you will see , that deep freez icon is gone, 1-NOW, go in the C:\Program Files\Faronics folder and select and SHIFT Delete the whole folder, 2- open regedit - go to" HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ and look for Faronics Folder" hit Delete button from your key board, when asked click yes, job done this should fix the problem, If not please reply me on the email above Regards!

Fran - Jan 9, 2010 04:46AM I try ur unsinstall deep freeze but, didn't work. My Deep freeze Info:6.30.020.1818 kcross - Mar 11, 2010 08:50PM im using the version 6.20.20.1692 of deepfreeze. they say there's no way one can uninstall it since its immune to the unfreezer that works only with earlier versions like 5 and below. i know my password but the prob is it doesnt seem to appear at the system tray (near time bar). how can i open the icon again? tried running it from program files but doesnt open. PLEASE HELP.

thaj - Feb 7, 2010 04:30AM thank u man its working thaj - Feb 7, 2010 04:33AM hai ICE your method is correct,i solve my problem with ur help.thank u man adek - Feb 18, 2010 09:49PM helllo i tried ur unistall deep freeze and i delete all but when i restart the folder was deleted it will come back again it still working the deep freeze plss hem me Annonces Google Free Android Games Android SmartPhone PC Manager. All Games Here. Download Now! www.Mobogenie.com/Free_Games ANSWER +16 bluserver Oct 31, 2009 02:04AM 1. Restart your PC. 2. Press DEL or F2 shortcut to CMOS setup in short goto CMOS setup. 3. Change the date 10 years backward or forward. Then save it and restart PC. 4. Before the windows logo shows up Press F8. There you can select safe mode, safe mode with network, etc. 5. Choose Debug mode or Debugging Mode. 6. In Debug mode select the OS you use for example windows xp pro. 7. (This is need a little quicker of hands) When the windows XP starts wait the welcome screen appears and make your fingers get ready to press CTRL+ALT+DEL shortcut key for taskmanager. 8. After the windows XP welcome screen the Windows desktop will appear. Quickly hit CTRL+ALT+DEL. 9. Press D 'D is the shortcut key to locate the process DFServ' or you can locate it using your mouse. After locating it press Del 'to kill the process DFServ.' 10. If you succeed restart your PC and boot it in normal mode. There you can see the deepfreeze icon will be mark X means it is disabled. Now you can uninstall it using deepfreeze installer. After making those steps don't forget to change back your time in CMOS.

fofo - Feb 15, 2010 05:26AM I tried these steps but when i choose debugging mode computer hangs and not working what to do a ghost - Feb 27, 2010 05:52PM what if they have a password on the CMOS? how would i get around that? ANSWER +8 mahesh Nov 2, 2009 12:33AM 1. Hold down the shift key and double-click on the Deep Freeze icon. Alternatively, you can press Crtl-Alt-Shift-F6. You should now see a password dialog. 2. Enter your password and click OK. If you have not yet entered a password you should be able to click OK without entering anything. You should now see a dialog with boot options. 3. Select "Boot thawed" and click OK. This will disable Deep Freeze on the next reboot. 4. Reboot your machine. After the machine reboots you are ready to uninstall Deep Freeze

Anurag - Oct 11, 2012 11:28AM thanx bro ANSWER +4 mahesh Nov 2, 2009 12:29AM 1. hold the shift button and double click on the deep freeze icon then put your password and say ok. 2. another page opens select boot thawed and restart your computer.

ANSWER +3 bluserver Oct 31, 2009 02:23AM Ok I'll tell all of you guys that deepfreeze is relying on date. Hacking deepfreeze is just like hacking AT&T early 1990's. Changing the date in your CMOS 10 years backward or forward and above make deepfreeze confuse because those days deepfreeze doesn't exist. But remember killing

deepfreeze system process cannot be kill booting your windows xp in normal mode. Only can kill this process is booting your windows xp in debug mode or debugging mode.And uninstalling deepfreeze only deepfreeze installer can uninstall it because it is 2 in one installer but you have to disable it before uninstalling. I hope everybody knows what version of deepfreeze I'm talking about. I'm not talking the old versions of deepfreeze! I use these method when deepfreeze version 6 exist. And deepfreeze is shit program it can slow down your PC when your computer has many programs and sometimes you get error, you will meet Blue Screen of Death saying Memory Dump. But it is really protecting your computer from viruses. That's whats deepfreeze do.

ANSWER +2 mojo May 6, 2010 04:08AM to uninstall deep freeze: press shift while double clicking the deep freeze logo on the icon tray locatedon the bottom rightmost part of the screen. deep freeze will ask for a password if you put one. once the deep freeze is loaded, select the boot thawed mode. note: you can only uninstall deep freeze in thawed state. uninstall deep freeze and reboot. thats all

ANSWER +1 bluserver Mar 6, 2009 10:29AM Hi there, Here's the simple way to uninstall deep freeze. 1. Goto CMOS settings and change the date 2 years backward. 2. Restart your computer press F8 to select the type of boot you want. 3. There is safe mode, Start windows in debug mode and etc. Select Start windows in debug mode. 4. Wait till the welcome screen disappear. When the welcome screen disappear pres CTRL+ALT+DEL (task manager shortcut) 5. Press D or locate DF5Serv.exe and press del to kill the process. 6. Restart your PC and change the CMOS date in present. 7. Boot up in normal windows you can see the deep freeze icon is X means deep freeze disabled. 8. Use deep freeze installer to uninstall deep freeze. Thats all