Procedure to disable Symantec Endpoint Protection Antivirus

To stop the Symantec Endpoint Protection service manually from the Windows, follow the below steps:

Click Start

Click Run

Type smc -stop

To start the Symantec Endpoint Protection service manually from the Windows, follow the below steps:

Click Start

Click Run

Type smc -start

Note: These commands can also be run from the command prompt if you path to the installation directory on the client.