HP Drive Encryption

A guide to uninstall HP Drive Encryption from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to remove HP Drive Encryption for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Hewlett-Packard Company. Take a look here for more info on Hewlett-Packard Company. Click on www.hp.com/services/protecttools to get more info about HP Drive Encryption on Hewlett-Packard Company's website. HP Drive Encryption is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Hewlett-Packard\Drive Encryption directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling HP Drive Encryption is C:\windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe /i {9EC0BE64-2C6C-428A-A4C2-E7EDF831B29A}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file occupies 37.73 KB (38640 bytes) on disk and is called WinMagic.HP.SecurityManagerCmd.exe.

HP Drive Encryption is composed of the following executables which take 2.16 MB (2262768 bytes) on disk:

• SDPEFilter.exe (236.50 KB)
• SDPEFilter_X64.exe (896.50 KB)
• WinMagic.HP.SecurityManagerCmd.exe (37.73 KB)
• SDEFITool_X64.exe (1.01 MB)

The current page applies to HP Drive Encryption version 8.6.1.160 only. You can find here a few links to other HP Drive Encryption versions:

• 8.6.2.59
• 8.6.1.80
• 8.6.6.16
• 8.6.15.30
• 8.6.4.82
• 8.6.14.20
• 8.5.2.12
• 8.6.11.10
• 8.6.3.65
• 8.6.7.27
• 8.5.4.124
• 8.6.8.45
• 8.6.16.42
• 8.6.10.35
• 8.6.13.12
• 8.6.5.142
• 8.5.1.138
• 8.6.21.61
• 8.6.20.33

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If planning to uninstall HP Drive Encryption you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Generally the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\46EB0CE9C6C2A8244A2C7EDE8F132BA9
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HPDriveEncryption

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\46EB0CE9C6C2A8244A2C7EDE8F132BA9\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\AdobeFlashPlayerUpdateSvc\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\cphs\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FLCDLOCK\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\HWiNFO32\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\nlsX86cc\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PerfHost\ImagePath

How to remove HP Drive Encryption from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

HP Drive Encryption is a program marketed by the software company Hewlett-Packard Company. Frequently, computer users try to remove this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because removing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to remove HP Drive Encryption 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate HP Drive Encryption or simply activate the Search feature and type in "HP Drive Encryption". If it exists on your system the HP Drive Encryption program will be found automatically. When you click HP Drive Encryption in the list of applications, some data about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about HP Drive Encryption, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for HP Drive Encryption:

• The software company is: www.hp.com/services/protecttools
• The uninstall string is: C:\windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe /i {9EC0BE64-2C6C-428A-A4C2-E7EDF831B29A}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall HP Drive Encryption.


8. After removing HP Drive Encryption, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of HP Drive Encryption that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling HP Drive Encryption using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall HP Drive Encryption by Hewlett-Packard Company from your PC, nor are we saying that HP Drive Encryption by Hewlett-Packard Company is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall HP Drive Encryption in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.