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I am using an old HP laptop running Windows 10. I have searched and tried everything I’ve found, I cannot get McAfee off my computer. It’s constantly running, taking up memory and disk space, and ending the task in task manager does nothing. My computer is already using Windows Defender, bur McAfee just. Won’t. Close.
If found, open CMD/PowerShell/Windows Terminal as an admin (Right click > run as Admin or Ctrl +Shift + Enter/Click) Get the service name from Services, Right click and choose Properties and grab the short name. (McAfee Access Protection is mcapexe) In the terminal window, type sc delete <short_name> (e.g, sc delete mcapexe) If you run into ...
Open the Settings App. Go to Update and Security - Activation. In the Switch to Windows 10 Home or Switch to Windows 10 Pro section, select Go to the Store. (If you also see an "Upgrade your edition of Windows" section, be careful not to click the "Go to the Store" link that appears there.) On the Switch out of S mode (or similar) page that ...
For information on how to completely uninstall McAfee, I recommend that you use the uninstall tool provided by McAfee to uninstall it, which will help remove this software. Please see the following article: McAfee KB - How to remove McAfee products from a Windows PC (TS101331) Disclaimer: This is a non-Microsoft website. The page appears to be ...
Whether you want to use Windows Defender or want to install another AV depends on your own preferences and habits. Personally, I prefer a third party product. No matter which AV you use, there might be situations in which you want to use other Anti-Malware programs for occasional, on-demand scans. With regard to McAfee also please read this post.
Press Windows key + X key. And select Run. Type msconfig in the Run box and hit Enter. On the Services tab of the System Configuration dialog box, tap or click to select the Hide all Microsoft services check box, and then tap or click Disable all. On the Startup tab of the System Configuration dialog box, tap or click Open Task Manager.
In the OS Settings search box type Pop-ups and hit Block or allow pop-ups. That will give you the following window. Check, Turn on pop-up blocker & hit OK. 2. In Edge Settings under Cookies & site permissions make sure the 2 things indicated are set to Blocked. * 3.
Press Windows Key + I. Click on System. On the left pane menu, click on Notifications & Action. Scroll down and locate "Get notifications from these senders". Locate the McAfee and Norton and toggle their button to off. Close the settings. You should stop getting notifications from those app after restarting your computer.
If you've previously uninstalled a third-party antivirus product (avast!, AVG, Norton/Symantec, McAfee or some other product), you might see a dialog that states that Windows Defender is turned off. In that case, either click Action Center's white flag icon in Taskbar Notification Area (aka System Tray) and click Turn on virus protection ...
If you look in (Programs (X86) on your drive in the McAfee folder, you will find the folder "Security Scan Plus". Open the folder and there is an executable as stated in the reply. Execute the uninstall and it is gone. </quote>. If the above method doesn't help, try MCPR.exe (McAfee removal tool).