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A way to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials from your computer

Microsoft Security Essentials is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by Microsoft Corporation. More information on Microsoft Corporation can be seen here. You can read more about about Microsoft Security Essentials at . The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client directory. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's preference. The complete uninstall command line for Microsoft Security Essentials is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe /x. The application's main executable file is called msseces.exe and occupies 924.98 KB (947176 bytes).

Microsoft Security Essentials is comprised of the following executables which take 3.56 MB (3727952 bytes) on disk:

  • MpCmdRun.exe (273.52 KB)
  • MpUxSrvOob.exe (47.98 KB)
  • MsMpEng.exe (19.99 KB)
  • msseces.exe (924.98 KB)
  • msseoobe.exe (459.38 KB)
  • NisSrv.exe (281.08 KB)
  • Setup.exe (837.78 KB)
  • setup.exe (795.88 KB)
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The current web page applies to Microsoft Security Essentials version 4.0 alone. Click on the links below for other Microsoft Security Essentials versions:

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How to remove Microsoft Security Essentials from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Security Essentials is a program by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, people decide to remove it. This is efortful because deleting this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE procedure to remove Microsoft Security Essentials is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Microsoft Security Essentials or simply click the Search feature and type in "Microsoft Security Essentials". If it exists on your system the Microsoft Security Essentials program will be found automatically. When you select Microsoft Security Essentials in the list of applications, some information about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Microsoft Security Essentials, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Microsoft Security Essentials:





  • The software company is: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=228940&mkt=en-us
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe /x
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Microsoft Security Essentials.
Uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials


8. After removing Microsoft Security Essentials, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Microsoft Security Essentials which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Microsoft Security Essentials with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2015-08-08 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-08-08 04:30:56.560