How to uninstall McAfee Software from a Windows Laptop

Created by Karen Pearl Enrique, Modified on Fri, 23 Jun, 2023 at 3:31 PM by Karen Pearl Enrique


Some Windows laptops comes with pre-installed anti-virus like McAfee. These software should be uninstalled to avoid conflicts with client's own anti-virus and other applications.

How to uninstall McAfee Software

  1. Select Start, go to Control Panel

  2. Under Programs, click "Uninstall a program"

  3. Select the application to be uninstalled, then click Uninstall/Change. When a message prompts to confirm, click Yes.

  4. Uninstallation page will prompt, click the check boxes to remove all files and program, then click Remove button.

  5. Wait for the uninstallation progress to complete. Once done, click Restart Now.

  6. To validate, go back to Control Panel then Programs.

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