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How to uninstall McAfee from your system

This web page is about McAfee for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by McAfee, LLC. Check out here where you can get more info on McAfee, LLC. McAfee is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\McAfee\wps\1.29.160.1 directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. The full uninstall command line for McAfee is C:\Program Files\McAfee\wps\1.29.160.1\mc-update.exe. mc-update.exe is the McAfee's main executable file and it occupies around 3.22 MB (3377472 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in McAfee. They occupy 108.50 MB (113773584 bytes) on disk.

  • mc-appx-inst.exe (998.31 KB)
  • mc-fake-alert-blocker.exe (967.06 KB)
  • mc-fw-host.exe (2.59 MB)
  • mc-fw-uac.exe (419.52 KB)
  • mc-inst-uihost.exe (942.35 KB)
  • mc-launch-sparse.exe (832.37 KB)
  • mc-launch.exe (845.44 KB)
  • mc-oem-subjob.exe (2.30 MB)
  • mc-run-dll-v1000.exe (654.61 KB)
  • mc-run-dll-v1001.exe (653.75 KB)
  • mc-run-dll-v1002.exe (653.75 KB)
  • mc-update.exe (3.22 MB)
  • mc-web-view.exe (6.84 MB)
  • mc-dad.exe (2.58 MB)
  • mc-sec-installer.exe (1,008.88 KB)
  • mc-extn-browserhost.exe (1.25 MB)
  • mc-wns-client.exe (953.92 KB)
  • windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe (59.41 MB)
  • mc-neo-host.exe (1.37 MB)
  • mc-pco-scanner.exe (974.06 KB)
  • mc-sustainability.exe (933.21 KB)
  • mc-vpn.exe (246.66 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (1,019.27 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (99.16 KB)
  • wireguard.exe (3.80 MB)
  • wireguard_win11.exe (3.65 MB)
  • obfs4proxy.exe (9.58 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1.29.160.1 of McAfee. Click on the links below for other McAfee versions:

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A way to delete McAfee from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee is a program offered by McAfee, LLC. Some computer users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this is efortful because removing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK practice to remove McAfee is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate McAfee or simply activate the Search field and type in "McAfee". If it exists on your system the McAfee app will be found automatically. After you click McAfee in the list , the following data about the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about McAfee, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove McAfee.
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8. After uninstalling McAfee, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of McAfee that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing McAfee using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove McAfee by McAfee, LLC from your computer, we are not saying that McAfee by McAfee, LLC is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2025-05-01 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-05-01 17:11:38.233