WD Security

How to uninstall WD Security from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove WD Security for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. More information on Western Digital Technologies, Inc. can be seen here. You can get more details related to WD Security at http://support.wdc.com. Usually the WD Security application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove WD Security by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{a27f2c1a-95e0-4913-86ae-22e999f5e37d}\WDSecuritySetup.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. WD Security's main file takes around 6.23 MB (6536192 bytes) and is named WDSecurity.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in WD Security. They take 11.05 MB (11584000 bytes) on disk.

• WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.81 MB)
• WDSecurity.exe (6.23 MB)

The current web page applies to WD Security version 2.1.0.115 only. You can find below info on other versions of WD Security:

• 2.0.0.76
• 2.0.0.48
• 2.0.0.63
• 2.1.2.167
• 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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When planning to uninstall WD Security you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\WD Discovery\plugins\com.wdc.plugin.security

The files below were left behind on your disk by WD Security when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\DeviceDiscovery.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\DevicePlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\DeviceView.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\MVVM.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0110.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0111.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x070A.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x070B.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x070C.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x071A.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x071C.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x071D.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0730.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0732.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0740.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0741.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0742.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0743.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0746.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0748.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x074A.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x074C.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x074E.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0778.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x077A.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x07A0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x07A2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x07A6.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x07A8.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x07AA.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x07AC.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x07AE.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x07B8.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x07BA.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0810.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0812.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0814.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0815.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0816.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0820.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0822.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0824.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0825.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0826.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0827.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0828.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0829.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x082A.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x082B.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0830.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0832.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0834.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0835.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0836.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0837.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0838.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0839.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x083A.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x083B.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0844.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0845.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0846.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0A10.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x0A12.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1110.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1111.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1112.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x111A.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x111D.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1130.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1132.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1142.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1144.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1148.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1170.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1172.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1174.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1178.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1220.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1222.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1224.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1230.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1232.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1234.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1235.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x1236.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x2599.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x259A.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x259B.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x259C.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x259D.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x259E.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x259F.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x25A0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x25A5.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x25A6.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x25A7.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x25A8.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Devices\PID_0x25A9.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Western Digital\WD Security
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\43C0135A7ABAAB74987AC22E19B79A6D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Western Digital\WD Security

Additional registry 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
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\43C0135A7ABAAB74987AC22E19B79A6D\ProductName

A way to erase WD Security from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Security is a program marketed by the software company Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Some computer users decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this manually requires some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE action to erase 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WD Security or simply activate the Search field and type in "WD Security". If it is installed on your PC the WD Security program will be found automatically. When you click WD Security in the list of applications, the following data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about WD Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, 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: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{a27f2c1a-95e0-4913-86ae-22e999f5e37d}\WDSecuritySetup.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WD Security.


8. After uninstalling WD Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of WD Security which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling WD Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove WD Security by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that WD Security by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.