How to remove McAfee

For various reasons, it occurs that there is a need for a complete, 100% removal of all traces of the anti-virus McAfee installed on the computer. Or ended his trial period, or we just did not like it, or found better and cheaper - it does not matter. When installing other protection, the latter detects traces seemingly remote, perceives them as full-fledged software, stops installation and requires the removal of a competitor. How do I completely remove McAfee and all its components?

Consider first the basic standard way that we will try to get rid of McAfee. We will perform the uninstall using Windows tools on the computer with the 7th version of the operating system. Via the "Start" button go to "Control Panel". By clicking the left mouse button on the "Programs" item, we get to the "Programs and components" section. We find our antivirus in the list, select it and press "Delete / Edit", then confirm your command by clicking the "Yes" button.

It often happens that the removal of McAfee by standard method failed. In this case, we need a special utility for removing McAfee, which has the name "McAfee Removal Tool". Download it (preferably from the official site of the antivirus developer), save it on the computer and run as administrator. Quietly wait until it completes its work and prompts you to reboot the device. We must fulfill this request without postponing it to a later time. After that, make sure that the folder with the antivirus is removed. Some of the above operations may require administrator actions. So, we go under the appropriate account.

In general, you need to know that the usual way to not delete working programs, and the antivirus when you start the computer will automatically start all the elements. Therefore, if you stop the program, and through autoloading to stop the scanner and other parts, you can get a normal removal and through a standard method. Will only have to manually clean any reminder of it in the registry.

Also, in order to perform a high-quality removal of McAfee, you can use the cool utility Uninstall Tool. It first simply completely deletes the program, and then scans the system for the remaining elements, roots, including the registry. After your confirmation, it also deletes them.

In conclusion, consider one more option, with which you can make the removal of McAfee. Let's try this procedure in safe mode. After all, in this mode, a minimum of components and drivers is started, which will quickly eliminate all detected errors. Go to the "System Configuration" and turn off the antivirus. After that, we remove it from the startup and turn off the automatic start of all McAfee services. Restart the computer and restart safe mode again . Delete all program folders : X: \ Program Files and X: \ ProgramData. Further by means of search we find its traces in the register and we clean them. All!

I think that of all the above methods, you will find one that suits you personally, and successfully use it.