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A way to uninstall WD Security from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall WD Security for Windows. The Windows version was created by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Take a look here where you can get more info on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. You can read more about about WD Security at . WD Security is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. You can remove WD Security by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{249644e6-451a-4a5c-bd5c-21eeb9eec79d}\WDSecuritySetup.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. WDSecurity.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 311.33 KB (318800 bytes) on disk.

WD Security is comprised of the following executables which occupy 6.45 MB (6767632 bytes) on disk:

  • WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.47 MB)
  • WDDriveAutoUnlock.exe (1.68 MB)
  • WDSecurity.exe (311.33 KB)


The current web page applies to WD Security version 1.3.1.2 only. Click on the links below for other WD Security versions:

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WD Security has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall WD Security:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall WD Security:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Western Digital_WD Security_WDSecurity_exe

Additional values that you should remove:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\WDSecurity.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\WDSecurity.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to uninstall WD Security from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Security is a program released by the software company Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to erase it. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this manually takes some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best EASY action to erase WD Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


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


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WD Security or simply click the Search feature and type in "WD Security". If it exists on your system the WD Security program will be found automatically. After you click WD Security in the list , the following information about the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about WD Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for WD Security:





  • The web site of the application is: http://support.wdc.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{249644e6-451a-4a5c-bd5c-21eeb9eec79d}\WDSecuritySetup.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall WD Security.
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8. After removing WD Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of WD Security which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WD Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall WD Security by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that WD Security by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall WD Security supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-19 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 02:24:47.970