WD Security

A guide to uninstall WD Security from your system

WD Security is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. You can find out more on Western Digital Technologies, Inc. or check for application updates here. Click on http://support.wdc.com to get more info about WD Security on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.'s website. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security folder (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for WD Security is C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{25649429-63dd-467a-8a1d-307f55129fdf}\WDSecuritySetup.exe. The program's main executable file is called WDSecurity.exe and occupies 6.23 MB (6536704 bytes).

WD Security contains of the executables below. They take 11.05 MB (11587584 bytes) on disk.

• WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.82 MB)
• WDSecurity.exe (6.23 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.1.2.167 of WD Security. For other WD Security versions please click below:

• 2.0.0.76
• 2.0.0.48
• 2.0.0.63
• 2.1.0.115
• 1.1.1.3
• 2.1.0.130
• 1.4.0.92
• 2.0.0.44
• 1.4.3.13
• 1.3.0.16
• 1.3.0.17
• 2.1.2.146
• 1.0.7.3
• 1.0.5.7
• 2.0.0.70
• 1.3.1.2
• 1.2.0.83
• 1.0.6.3
• 1.0.3.3
• 1.4.3.37
• 2.1.0.20
• 2.0.0.26
• 2.1.0.142
• 1.4.1.51
• 1.4.2.11
• 1.3.0.18
• 2.1.2.165
• 1.0.4.11
• 1.1.0.51

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall WD Security.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall WD Security from your computer:

• 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
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\com.wdc.plugin.catalog_1720185767198\assets\apps\wd_security.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WD_Security_20240705092534.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WD_Security_20240705092534_000_DriveSecuritySetup.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WD_Security_20240705092659.log

Additional values that are not removed:

• 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

A way to remove WD Security from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Security is a program by the software company Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Frequently, people choose to remove this program. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this manually takes some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE approach to remove 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 on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate WD Security or simply click the Search feature and type in "WD Security". The WD Security program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click WD Security in the list , the following data about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about WD Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for WD Security:

• The web site of the program is: http://support.wdc.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{25649429-63dd-467a-8a1d-307f55129fdf}\WDSecuritySetup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall WD Security.


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

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove 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 application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove WD Security supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.