How to Disable Zscaler via PowerShell (When the GUI Won’t Let You)

Recently, I had to install Zscaler on my computer to connect to a partner/client’s network. No big deal — Zscaler is pretty common in corporate environments for security and traffic filtering. But here’s the catch: due to the client's strict policies, I couldn't uninstall or even disable Zscaler using the graphical interface. That quickly became a problem for me as a developer — breaking local environments, interfering with API calls, blocking containers, etc. After some digging, I found a workaround that’s not perfect, but gets the job done — using PowerShell on Windows. Here’s how it works When Zscaler is installed, it attaches itself to your network adapter as a binding. The good news? You can manage these bindings directly from PowerShell. ✅ 1. Check the current Zscaler binding status Get-NetAdapterBinding -AllBindings -ComponentID ZS_ZAPPRD This will list all network adapters with Zscaler bindings. ❌ 2. Disable Zscaler Get-NetAdapterBinding -AllBindings -ComponentID ZS_ZAPPRD | Disable-NetAdapterBinding This command disables the Zscaler component on your network adapter — effectively removing its control.

Apr 22, 2025 - 18:59

How to Disable Zscaler via PowerShell (When the GUI Won’t Let You)

Recently, I had to install Zscaler on my computer to connect to a partner/client’s network. No big deal — Zscaler is pretty common in corporate environments for security and traffic filtering.

But here’s the catch: due to the client's strict policies, I couldn't uninstall or even disable Zscaler using the graphical interface. That quickly became a problem for me as a developer — breaking local environments, interfering with API calls, blocking containers, etc.

After some digging, I found a workaround that’s not perfect, but gets the job done — using PowerShell on Windows.

Here’s how it works

When Zscaler is installed, it attaches itself to your network adapter as a binding. The good news? You can manage these bindings directly from PowerShell.

✅ 1. Check the current Zscaler binding status

Get-NetAdapterBinding -AllBindings -ComponentID ZS_ZAPPRD

This will list all network adapters with Zscaler bindings.

❌ 2. Disable Zscaler

Get-NetAdapterBinding -AllBindings -ComponentID ZS_ZAPPRD | Disable-NetAdapterBinding

This command disables the Zscaler component on your network adapter — effectively removing its control.