McAfee®

How to uninstall McAfee® from your PC

McAfee® is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It is made by McAfee, LLC. Check out here where you can get more info on McAfee, LLC. McAfee® is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.7.222.1 folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for McAfee® is C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.7.222.1\mc-update.exe. mc-update.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 4.82 MB (5051176 bytes) on disk.

McAfee® is comprised of the following executables which occupy 24.97 MB (26182928 bytes) on disk:

• mc-fw-host.exe (2.16 MB)
• mc-fw-uac.exe (348.37 KB)
• mc-inst-uihost.exe (879.24 KB)
• mc-launch.exe (506.20 KB)
• mc-oem-subjob.exe (1.87 MB)
• mc-update.exe (4.82 MB)
• mc-web-view.exe (1.13 MB)
• mcappxinst.exe (974.79 KB)
• mc-dad.exe (4.14 MB)
• mc-sec-installer.exe (834.48 KB)
• mc-extn-browserhost.exe (1.10 MB)
• mc-neo-host.exe (359.69 KB)
• mc-sustainability.exe (756.99 KB)
• mc-vpn.exe (247.27 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1.08 MB)
• tapinstall.exe (90.14 KB)
• wireguard.exe (3.80 MB)

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The current page applies to McAfee® version 1.7.222.1 alone. You can find below info on other releases of McAfee®:

• 1.7.201.1

If you are manually uninstalling McAfee® we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\McAfee.WPS

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.7.222.1\mc-web-view.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\McAfee\WPS\1.7.222.1\mc-web-view.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mc-fw-host\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\mc-wps-update\ImagePath

A way to erase McAfee® from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee® is a program marketed by McAfee, LLC. Sometimes, users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this manually takes some skill related to PCs. One of the best QUICK solution to uninstall McAfee® 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate McAfee® or simply activate the Search field and type in "McAfee®". The McAfee® application will be found automatically. When you click McAfee® in the list of apps, some information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about McAfee®, 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 pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall McAfee®.


8. After uninstalling McAfee®, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of McAfee® that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling McAfee® with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall McAfee® by McAfee, LLC from your computer, nor are we saying that McAfee® by McAfee, LLC is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall McAfee® in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.