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A guide to uninstall McAfee from your computer

You can find below details on how to uninstall McAfee for Windows. The Windows release was created by McAfee, LLC. Go over here for more info on McAfee, LLC. McAfee is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\McAfee\wps\1.27.176.1 folder, regulated by the user's choice. C:\Program Files\McAfee\wps\1.27.176.1\mc-update.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall McAfee. The application's main executable file is labeled mc-update.exe and its approximative size is 3.19 MB (3346976 bytes).

The following executables are incorporated in McAfee. They occupy 105.15 MB (110256376 bytes) on disk.

  • mc-appx-inst.exe (1,000.81 KB)
  • mc-fake-alert-blocker.exe (898.43 KB)
  • mc-fw-host.exe (2.51 MB)
  • mc-fw-uac.exe (417.95 KB)
  • mc-inst-uihost.exe (946.35 KB)
  • mc-launch-sparse.exe (841.91 KB)
  • mc-launch.exe (856.01 KB)
  • 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 (3.19 MB)
  • mc-web-view.exe (6.84 MB)
  • mc-dad.exe (2.56 MB)
  • mc-sec-installer.exe (1,016.91 KB)
  • mc-extn-browserhost.exe (1.25 MB)
  • mc-wns-client.exe (952.42 KB)
  • windowsappruntimeinstall-x64.exe (59.37 MB)
  • mc-neo-host.exe (689.07 KB)
  • mc-pco-scanner.exe (959.92 KB)
  • mc-sustainability.exe (939.25 KB)
  • mc-vpn.exe (246.66 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (1,014.78 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (99.16 KB)
  • wireguard_win11.exe (3.65 MB)
  • obfs4proxy.exe (9.58 MB)
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The current page applies to McAfee version 1.27.176.1 only. Click on the links below for other McAfee versions:

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A way to uninstall McAfee from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

McAfee is a program by the software company McAfee, LLC. Frequently, people try to uninstall it. Sometimes this is difficult because doing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY procedure 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 on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

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


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


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate McAfee or simply activate the Search field and type in "McAfee". If it is installed on your PC the McAfee app will be found automatically. When you select McAfee in the list , some data about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about McAfee, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall McAfee.
Uninstall McAfee


8. After uninstalling McAfee, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong McAfee that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing McAfee using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove McAfee by McAfee, LLC from your PC, we are not saying that McAfee by McAfee, LLC is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove McAfee in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2025-03-01 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-03-01 20:35:35.950