Remove the ADFS Web Agent component of ADFS

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Applies To: Windows Server 2003 R2

If you no longer want to use Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) for authenticating and authorizing a Windows NT token-based application or claims-aware application, or both, you can remove one or both ADFS Web Agents from a Web server.

Administrative credentials

To complete this procedure, you must be a member of the Administrators group on the local computer.

To remove an ADFS Web Agent

  1. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and then click Add or Remove Programs.

  2. In Add or Remove Programs, click Add/Remove Windows Components.

  3. In the Windows Components Wizard, select the Active Directory Services check box, and then click Details.

  4. In the Active Directory Services dialog box, select the Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) check box, and then click Details.

  5. In the Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) dialog box, click ADFS Web Agents, and then click Details.

  6. In the ADFS Web Agents dialog box, clear the Web Agent subcomponent check box for the Web agent subcomponent or subcomponents that you want to remove, and then click OK.

  7. In the Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) dialog box, click OK.

  8. In the Active Directory Services dialog box, click OK, and then, in the Windows Components Wizard, click Next.

  9. On the Completing the Windows Components Wizard page, click Finish.