[KB3228] Disable Anti-Theft in ESET home and small office applications for Windows

Issue

Disable Anti-Theft protection

Anti-Theft should be enabled on portable devices

Anti-Theft is designed to protect sensitive data stored on your device and to help you locate it if it is lost or stolen.

We recommend that you keep Anti-Theft protection enabled on portable devices.

  1. Open the main program window of your Windows ESET application.

  2. Click Setup → Security tools.

  3. Disable the Anti-Theft toggle.

  4. Click Disable and remove.

  5. Type your ESET HOME email address and password and click Disable.

  6. Click Close.

Solution

Disable the "ESET Anti-Theft is available" notification

  1. Open the main program window of your Windows ESET application.

  2. In the Anti-Theft is available notification, click Do not remind me again.

You can still enable Anti-Theft anytime.

Last Updated: May 7, 2026

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