WD Security

A way to uninstall WD Security from your system

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall WD Security for Windows. The Windows release was created by Western Digital. You can read more on Western Digital or check for application updates here. You can read more about related to WD Security at http://support.wdc.com. WD Security is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security directory, depending on the user's decision. You can uninstall WD Security by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{8172B41A-9BB5-4A64-BF28-1FB5FE43C3FF}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. WD Security's primary file takes about 309.94 KB (317376 bytes) and is called WDDriveSecurity.exe.

WD Security installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 6.41 MB (6726392 bytes) on disk.

WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.45 MB)
WDDriveAutoUnlock.exe (1.61 MB)
WDDriveSecurity.exe (309.94 KB)
WDUnzip.exe (52.42 KB)

This page is about WD Security version 1.0.1.5 alone. Click on the links below for other WD Security versions:

1.0.0

Quite a few files, folders and registry data can not be deleted when you want to remove WD Security from your computer.

Folders remaining:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security

Files remaining:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\071D.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\071D_Selected.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\0746.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\0746_Selected.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\0748.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\0748_Selected.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\074C.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\074C_Selected.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\07A6.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\07A6_Selected.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\07A8.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\07A8_Selected.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\07AA.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\07AA_Selected.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\07AC.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\07AC_Selected.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\Diagnostics.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\DriveErase.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\Registration.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\SleepTimer.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\WDDriveUtilitiesHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\WDSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\CSS\WDForWinHelp.css
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\Diagnostics.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\DriveErase.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\Registration.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\SleepTimer.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\WDDriveUtilitiesHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\WDSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\Diagnostics.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\DriveErase.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\Registration.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\SleepTimer.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\WDDriveUtilitiesHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\WDSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\Diagnostics.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\DriveErase.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\Registration.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\SleepTimer.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\WDDriveUtilitiesHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\es_ES.lproj\WDSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\Diagnostics.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\DriveErase.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\Registration.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\SleepTimer.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\WDDriveUtilitiesHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\WDSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\Graphics\Icon_WDSecurity.bmp
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\Graphics\Icon_WDUtility.bmp
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\Diagnostics.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\DriveErase.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\Registration.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\SleepTimer.html

Registry that is not uninstalled:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Western Digital\WD Security
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A14B27185BB946A4FB82F15BEF343CFF
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8172B41A-9BB5-4A64-BF28-1FB5FE43C3FF}

Additional registry values that you should clean:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\WDDriveSecurity.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\WDDriveSecurity.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A14B27185BB946A4FB82F15BEF343CFF\ProductName

How to erase WD Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Security is a program by the software company Western Digital. Sometimes, users choose to erase this application. This is easier said than done because removing this by hand requires some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE manner to erase WD Security 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows system.

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download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools

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

5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate WD Security or simply click the Search field and type in "WD Security". The WD Security program will be found very quickly. When you select WD Security in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding WD Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for WD Security:

The software company is: http://support.wdc.com
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{8172B41A-9BB5-4A64-BF28-1FB5FE43C3FF}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall WD Security.

8. After uninstalling WD Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong WD Security which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing WD Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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The text above is not a piece of advice to remove WD Security by Western Digital from your PC, nor are we saying that WD Security by Western Digital is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove WD Security 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' computers.

2016-06-20 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-20 20:35:16.613

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