Windows 10 does not start after removing mcafee. How can I completely remove McAfee antivirus from my computer or laptop? Remove McAfee Antivirus with McAfee Consumer Products Removal


Personal computer users are often wondering how to remove McAfee from Windows 10 completely. With the emergence of various applications, the concept of viruses and other malware has become a serious problem for programmers and ordinary people using digital technologies. All kinds of viruses, worms and other similar programs have learned to destroy applications and interfere with various processes, disrupting the operation of the operating system. Malicious software is deliberately created by cybercriminals in order to disrupt the operation of computers, as well as find electronic invoices and other confidential information that may be of value to unauthorized persons.

Software developers have created a number of different highly effective antiviruses to prevent cyber attacks from intruders and viruses from entering the system. McAfee is one of the pioneers of antivirus design and is considered one of the best in the world. Many modern developers use this program as a reference for creating their own projects.

Serious flaw in MacAfee antivirus

Unfortunately, the McAfee application has one major flaw. The fact is that the user may have serious problems if he wants to completely remove this program. Standard methods will not work in this case, because the program stubbornly does not want to be deleted.

The user will not be able to completely get rid of the application using "Add or Remove Programs" in the "Control Panel". The method of completely deleting the folder where the MacAfee program was installed will not work either. Because of this, the user will not be able to install any other antivirus, since the operating system is not designed for the simultaneous use of several security programs. In this case, you can reinstall Windows, but this is a too complicated procedure that takes a lot of time.

Many users who are interested in how to disable McAfee antivirus do not know that the program developers have provided for disabling it if necessary.

The McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool (MCPR) completely removes any MCPR product installed on the system.

This tool is a simple EXE file that, once installed, will find any McAfee programs. Then he can completely remove them, leaving no unnecessary files or other traces. The main advantage of using this official tool is that it itself can be completely uninstalled like any other program.

How do I uninstall this antivirus?

If you are wondering how to remove MacAfee antivirus, then you should pay attention to the MCPR application. This software is available as a free download and is easy to use. To completely turn off McAfee products, follow these steps:

  1. Download McCaffee Consumer Product Removal Tool (MCPR).
  2. Double click the left mouse button on the downloaded file to install it on your system. If this for some reason fails, then you need to right-click on it, and then select "Run as administrator". Next, you need to follow the instructions of the installer. It is recommended that you close all McAfee programs running in the background before installing the MCPR tool.
  3. Once installed, MCPR removes all McAfee applications installed on your system.
  4. When all programs have been removed, a "Cleaning complete" message appears. You need to reboot your system to completely shut down McAfee products.

The McAfee Consumer Products Removal Tool will tell the user how to completely remove the products of this company from their system in order to install any other antivirus in the future without any hindrance.

The MCPR application itself is also uninstalled without problems after it completes the tasks assigned to it.

Often, software manufacturers offer to install other related products during installation. And it often happens that the user does not pay attention to such software, but only later notices it on the computer. McAfee antivirus can be one such application, and many users have a question about how to completely remove it from Windows 10.

McAfee is a very common antivirus. What is its use? The fact that it is an extremely useful and simple program that can effectively protect your PC from threats. In addition, the software has good reviews. However, many users do not need it for various reasons. For example, another licensed antivirus may already be installed on the computer. In this case, it becomes necessary to remove it, but deleting it in a standard way in this case will not help, since the software leaves its traces throughout the system, including in the registry.

Let's clarify right away that there are several versions of the product - AntiVirus Plus, Internet Security, Total Protection and McAfee LiveSafe.

Uninstallation of any of these versions is carried out using similar methods on an OS of any bit depth, be it x32 Bit or x64 Bit.

The surest way would be to completely remove the antivirus and its accompanying data manually. The sequence of actions in this case can be represented as follows:

  1. We get rid of the antivirus itself. To do this, go to the control panel. This can be done by clicking on the search icon located next to the "Start" menu and entering the appropriate query.

  1. Go to the "Programs and Features" section in the control panel that opens.

  1. Find McAfee Security Scan Plus or a similar name in the list of installed programs, click on it and click on the "Uninstall / Change" button. We do the same with the McAfee WebAdvisor program, if it is present in this list.

  1. We activate both of the proposed items and click on the "Delete" button, and upon completion of the process, restart the PC. The program will be removed from the computer, but this will not end there.

  1. We destroy the residual files. To do this, you need to go to the section on the hard drive on which the antivirus was installed. By default, all programs are installed on the system drive "C:" in the "Program Files" folder, so we are looking for McAfee here. The user should see two folders.

  1. We delete them: select, right-click, and then click on the "Delete" line.

  1. But this procedure is not over either. It is necessary to remove the drivers. To do this, open the "Windows" folder on the system drive "C:", and then go to the "System32" section and then to the "Drivers" folder.

  1. We find and remove the following list of drivers using the standard method:
  • mfeapfk;
  • mfeavfk;
  • mfebopk;
  • mfeclnk;
  • mfehidk;
  • mferkdet;
  • mfewfpk.

If for some reason there is no certainty that the driver to be removed is associated with McAfee, you can right-click on it and go to the "Properties" item.

In the item "Digital Signatures" we look at the name of the signer. If McAfee appears in the name, the driver can be safely removed.

  1. Having removed all of the above drivers, we proceed to cleaning the registry. To open it, enter the Win + R key combination on the keyboard and enter the "regedit" command. Press "OK" or Enter.

  1. In the opened registry editor, press the combination Ctrl + F and enter McAfee in the search field, and then click on "Find Next".

  1. We make a right click on the found entry and click on "Delete", then press F3 and continue deleting entries until they run out.

You can also clean the registry after removing the antivirus using automated tools, for example, the CCleaner program.

Just open this utility, go to the "Registry" item and click on "Search for problems", and after completing the search, click on "Fix all".

This completes the manual removal procedure. As you can see, this method is quite laborious and requires a lot of time from the user. For those who do not want to uninstall components manually, a separate utility has been developed, which we will consider further.

We use MCPR

The McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool is a standalone McAfee removal program designed exclusively for this purpose. The utility does not require installation, so you just need to download it. Further actions are as follows:

  1. After downloading, open the executable file MCPR.exe.

  1. In the uninstaller window that opens, click on the "Next" button.

  1. We activate the item "Agree" and again click on "Next".

  1. We enter the proposed captcha into the window reserved for it and click on "Next" for the last time. The removal of all components will begin, after which it remains only to restart the computer or laptop.

MCPR Removal Utility is the most basic tool, suitable for any user. However, we will analyze the last, alternative method - using various third-party utilities.

We will use, but other similar programs are able to successfully cope with the task. Such solutions are good in that they remove not only the antivirus itself, but also all residual files and data.

In this method, everything is as simple as possible:

  1. We open the program (you can download it through the official website), find McAfee in the provided list, click on it and click on "Delete".

  1. We are waiting for the end of the process of creating a restore point, with which the system can be returned to a working state.

  1. We remove the antivirus using the standard uninstaller, which will open automatically. To do this, activate both of the proposed items and click on "Delete".

  1. We are waiting for the end of the process.

  1. After completing the removal, select the advanced mode and click on "Scan". The button will not be active until the antivirus is removed.

  1. We are waiting for the end of the scanning process.

  1. A list of McAfee-related registry entries will be generated. To clean the registry, click "Select All" and then "Delete".

  1. After deleting entries in the registry, the formation of a list of the remaining files will automatically begin.

  1. Click on "Select All" and "Delete" again. All accompanying residual files will be automatically deleted.

Some objects will remain, but the utility will immediately notify that they will be deleted the next time the OS starts (in our case there are only 8 files left). Click "Finish".

The antivirus product has been completely removed from the computer.

In some cases, the user is satisfied with the functioning of the antivirus, but wants to remove it because he quarantined the necessary files or does not allow any program to install correctly. In such cases, it is not at all necessary to resort to extreme measures.

Restoring files from quarantine

If the necessary trusted files are quarantined, it is enough to simply restore them. Let's figure out how this is done:

  1. Open the antivirus, click on the settings icon and select the "Items in quarantine" item.

  1. Select the desired object, click on it and click on the "Restore" button. In our case, no files were quarantined.

  1. We close the window and check the required file. It should now be available.

If the antivirus interferes with the installation of any software or, for example, a game, you can simply turn it off for a certain time.

Disconnection

Let's figure out how to turn it off for a while. In this case, everything is quite simple:

  1. Open McAfee, go to the "PC Protection" tab and click on the "Real-time scan" item.

  1. In the window that opens, click on the "Turn off" button.

  1. We choose for what period to disable protection, and then click on “Disable” again.

  1. Protection is disabled, which is also indicated by the corresponding indicator in the antivirus itself. Now you can install the desired application or game without unnecessary interference.

There are situations when the antivirus needs to be disabled for a longer period of time. To do this, you must use the instructions below.

Disable McAfee services

If you need to disable the antivirus, but do not want to remove it, you can disable all services responsible for its operation. To do this, you need to carry out the following sequence of actions:

  1. Press Win + R on the keyboard and in the window that opens, enter the command "msconfig". We press on Enter or "OK".

  1. Go to the "Services" section, find the services that have McAfee in the name, and uncheck the boxes opposite them. Click "OK".

  1. The antivirus is disabled, and to activate it, you must enable the corresponding services.

At this point, the consideration of the process of work and removal can be completed and move on to some conclusions.

Outcomes

We examined in as much detail as possible all methods of removal, as well as methods for temporarily disabling the defender. As you can see, there are a lot of options - from manual removal to using specialized utilities.

Antivirus is a complex program that cannot be removed by all known standard methods. You should not immediately resort to the uninstall procedure, because it qualitatively protects the computer from software threats of various nature and effectively protects the user while using the Internet. An unambiguous indication for removal will be a replacement for McAfee already installed on your computer - any other antivirus product.

Video instruction

For greater clarity, we attach a detailed video instruction, which explains the process of carrying out all the above operations.

From time to time, most users notice various programs on their PCs that they did not install, including antivirus software - consider how to remove McAfee as quickly as possible and without harm to the system.

What's happenedMcAfeeand how it appears on the computer

Found an unknown program that is not clear from where it came from on your computer? There are applications that are downloaded and installed "on load" to other software. For example, you recently installed a utility or application using an EXE file from an unofficial source. Most likely, in the process of such an installation, you will receive not one, but several programs, browsers or extensions.

At the stage of installing new components, the user can cancel the additional installation, however, this function is often hidden, and we click "Continue", confirming the user agreement.

McAfee is an antivirus that appears on PCs through other programs. Also, it can be found in the OS after installing an unlicensed or custom Windows image.

Figure 2 - Welcome Page at McAfee

In 90% of cases, a free McAfee appears on a PC after installing Flash Player, PDF Reader and other products from Adobe. This policy of "imposing" the program on users began in 2015, when the anti-virus developers faced heavy losses due to the fall in demand for server anti-virus systems. And downloading the full free version of the program was and is an almost impossible task.

As for the functionality of the antivirus, it has an intuitive interface and allows you to quickly scan your computer. The disadvantage of the program is a small threat database and limited functionality depending on the version.

VersionsMcAfee

Before you start removing McAfee from your PC, decide which version of the defender is installed:

  • AntiVirus Plus - a simple utility with a minimal set of functions;
  • Internet Security - to create a user security system on the computer and on the network;
  • Total Protection - a full-fledged anti-phishing antivirus;
  • LiveSafe is an advanced version of McAfee. Available only with a paid subscription.

The simpler the McAfee flavor, the fewer files it stores on your PC. You can view the version in the main window of the program. As a rule, the full name of the product is indicated in the header. Another way to find out the version is to open the Add / Remove Programs window and look for the name of the utility.

Method 1. Removing using built-in functionsWindows

Is AntiVirus Plus or Internet Security installed on your computer? Then you can remove the utility using the built-in functions of the OS. If a defender is already installed on the computer, after installing McAfee, serious malfunctions of the first defender or in the operating system may occur. To prevent the utility from displaying an uninstall error and not applying uninstall protection, we advise you to start the OS in safe mode:

  • Turn off your computer;
  • Press the Power button, starting to turn on again;
  • After the Windows icon appears, press the Ecs or F8 key and in the menu that appears, select the "Safe Mode" item (using the up-down and Enter keys).

After booting the system into Safe Mode, turn on the Control Panel and open the "Uninstall Programs" window. Wait for the list of all applications installed on your PC to load and search for McAfee. Remove the program.

Fig. 3 - Windows control panel

Without restarting your computer, go to the root folder of drive C and search for folders as prompted by McAfee. Delete all detected files and folders that mention the name of the antivirus.

Fig. 4 - Finding Remaining Utility Files

Now go to the "This computer" window and right-click on the icon of the main system disk. Select "Properties" and click on "Disk Cleanup". Wait for the analysis of free space and in the window that appears, check the box "Temporary files". Confirm cleaning. Now you can restart your computer. The McAfee files will be deleted.

Fig. 5 - cleaning temporary files

Important! If McAfee was installed on a drive other than C, follow the same procedure to find files and delete temporary data on other media.

Even after uninstalling McAfee, an error may occur when installing other programs and antiviruses. This is due to leftover temporary files or entries in the computer's registry. Use the following methods one at a time to clean the OS of McAfee traces.

Method 2 - Use Revo Uninstaller

Revo Uninstaller is a popular utility for uninstalling programs and cleaning up your computer from junk files or processes. Revo is able to cope with applications that, even after removal, are able to restore their work. This method is suitable for more complex versions of McAfee antivirus:

  • Download and install the trial version of the program from the developer's official website;
  • In the main Uninstaller window, click on the "Uninstaller" icon and wait for the list of programs to build. The number of software will also include those components that you removed, but some of them still remain on the computer;
  • Select McAfee from the list and click on the "Delete" icon;
  • If there are still several parts of the program left in the sheet, clear them too.

Fig. 6 - Working with Revo Uninstaller

During the uninstallation process, you will be prompted to select a method of operation. We recommend clicking on the "Advanced" item. So you will see all the hidden files and their location on the disk.

Fig. 7 - selection of advanced uninstallation mode

In advanced mode, you can also activate the function of searching for files on other drives and deleting them permanently.

Fig. 8 - object selection and uninstallation properties

Click on the "Next" button for the utility to scan the system for traces of unwanted software. As a rule, the search result consists of files with the tmp extension - temporary components that are even capable of resuming the operation of the software.

Fig. 9 - List of traces of McAfee

You can delete all found files by clicking on "Select All" and "Next". Then confirm the user agreement, enter the captcha. Removal may take several minutes. After running the uninstaller, you can check the root folders and erase the rest of the program yourself, if the utility did not erase them.

Method 3 - using Perfect Uninstaller

Perfect Uninstaller is another utility application for removing unwanted files and OS components. The difference with the previous uninstaller is that Perfect Uninstaller can even delete copies of McAfee that are infected with a virus. Often, such software options simply do not allow the user and other utilities to uninstall. Object Access Error and other problems appear.

Perfect Uninstaller allows you to bypass uninstallation restrictions and clean your PC of programs you don't need. The principle of operation of the uninstaller is similar to the previous version:

  • Download the component from the official resource;
  • Install and open Perfect Uninstaller;
  • In the main window, click on "Force uninstall", which means "Force uninstall";
  • Select McAfee from the list;

Fig. 10 - the main window of Perfect Uninstaller

  • In the window that opens, click on "Next" to start scanning.

Notice! After selecting the component to be removed, the PU will scan the PC for traces for a very long time. The search takes place in all folders, other programs, registry. Please be patient as the process can take up to 30 minutes.

The found files will be deleted automatically. Restart your computer immediately after Perfect Uninstaller has finished running.

How do I cancel the installation of an antivirus?

If you have already uninstalled and want to install any of the Adobe products on your computer, remember how you can cancel the download of the antivirus:

  • Log in to the Adobe website;
  • Select a software product and wait for the download window to appear;
  • Be sure to uncheck the box "Get a free program ...", as shown in the picture below;
  • Then click on the Install Now button.

Fig. 11 - Canceling Macafi Boot

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Today I will show you how to remove McAfee antivirus completely from your computer if it does not uninstall. A demo version of this program is often included in the kit on a disc with any software. And it turns out that this program is installed on a computer when it is completely unnecessary there. Or, it is possible that you used McAfee as a full-fledged antivirus, but at some point it ceased to suit you and you found yourself a more suitable option. So how do you get rid of it? There are pitfalls here, which I will explain now.

On the website of the developer of this antivirus, there is instructions on how to remove McAfee antivirus from your computer. To read it, click. The page is completely in English, to translate it you can use my article: "".

The most important contributor to the McAfee antivirus endeavors was John McAfee. Why am I telling you this, you ask? The fact is that he was tortured with letters asking him to tell how to remove McAfee antivirus from his computer. In order not to bother and answer everyone, he recorded a video in which he said that now he has nothing to do with this antivirus. To see this, watch the video:

If you had any thoughts to write to him, then you can forget about it. Most likely, he will simply provide a link to this video.

Something has deviated a little from the topic of today's article. So, first, you need to try to uninstall McAfee using standard Windows tools, namely: go to the "Start" menu, then - "Control Panel", then - "Uninstall a program". Find McAfee in the list and delete it by pressing the appropriate button: "Delete".

It would seem everything, but nothing of the kind! McAfee developers have tried their best and in 80% of cases you simply will not find this antivirus or module in the list. In the remaining 20%, you will find it, delete it, but the system files of the program will still remain on your computer, thus you will not be able to install the antivirus you need.

Video on how to uninstall McAfee in the standard way.

Removing McAfee Utility

How do I uninstall McAfee if the standard uninstallation method didn't work for you? We need a special utility that can be easily downloaded on the Internet. To make it easier for you to find, you can download.

After launching it, you will see a window with text in English. It doesn't make sense to translate it literally, it just says a greeting and a warning that the program will remove everything that is left of McAfee, and that's all we want. Click "Next".

You will see the terms of the license agreement. Put a tick in front of the word "Agree", which means: "Agree" and click on "Next".

In the next window, enter the characters, this is required in order to check whether you are a robot or a human. After entering the characters, click on the "Next" button.

Note: you need to enter characters taking into account the case of letters. If a large letter is drawn in the picture, then enter a large (upper case), if a small one, enter a lower case.

In principle, that's all. Now we just need to wait until the process bar reaches the end. It will take less than 2 minutes depending on the performance of your computer.

Upon completion of the uninstallation process, the utility will offer you to restart your computer with the "Restart" button. We press it, and when your Windows boots up, you can try to install another antivirus.

Congratulations, McAfee antivirus is now completely removed from your computer and you know how to completely remove McAfee.

If after uninstallation another antivirus is not installed, then it is possible that the keys remain in the registry. To do this, go to the registry and search for "McAfee". To more clearly see how this is done, you can read in the article: "".

Open the Windows Control Panel and select “Uninstall Programs,” Add or Remove Programs, or “Programs and Features.” Find everything in the list and uninstall them one by one.

In the uninstaller, check all the items, including the item "Delete all files of this program" and click "Delete":

If an active McAfee software subscription is detected, a warning is displayed. Again, click "Delete":

Wait until the McAfee software is removed from your computer:

Then, confirm restarting your computer:

Remove McAfee Antivirus with McAfee Consumer Products Removal

The McAfee Consumer Products Removal utility is designed to completely remove McAfee antivirus products from your system.

Close all McAfee windows. Double click on the MCPR.exe file to launch the utility. In Windows Vista, you must right-click on the MCPR.exe file and select " Run as Administrator".

In the utility window, click "Next":

Check the box "Agree" and click "Next":

Wait for the uninstallation to complete:

A reboot is required to complete. Click "Restart" and "Yes" to reboot:

After restarting, McAfee antivirus will be completely removed from the system.

To solve problems with incorrect uninstallation of McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection products, the manufacturer has released several versions of McAfee Security-as-a-Service Uninstaller for the corresponding product versions. Download the uninstall utility for the required version of SaaS Endpoint Protection (file mvsuninst.exe) and save it to your desktop:


Run the utility and click "OK" to restart your computer:

After a reboot, McAfee SaaS Endpoint Protection will be completely removed.


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