WD Security

How to uninstall WD Security from your computer

WD Security is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. It is written by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Open here for more info on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. More details about the application WD Security can be seen at http://support.wdc.com. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove WD Security by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{83270912-15C7-4336-822E-E8F1B1BBCA60}. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is called WDDriveSecurity.exe and it has a size of 309.94 KB (317376 bytes).

The executables below are part of WD Security. They take about 6.42 MB (6727928 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)

The current web page applies to WD Security version 1.0.3.3 only. Click on the links below for other WD Security versions:

• 2.0.0.76
• 2.0.0.48
• 2.0.0.63
• 2.1.2.167
• 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
• 1.4.3.37
• 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

...click to view all...
WD Security has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall WD Security:

• 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\074E.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\074E_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\07AC.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\07AC_Selected.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\07AE.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\07AE_Selected.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\1144.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\1144_Selected.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\1148.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\1148_Selected.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\1174.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\1174_Selected.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\1178.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Images\1178_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

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\219072387C51633428E28E1F1BBBAC06
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{83270912-15C7-4336-822E-E8F1B1BBCA60}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\219072387C51633428E28E1F1BBBAC06\ProductName

How to delete WD Security from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Security is an application by the software company Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Some users want to erase this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK solution 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find WD Security or simply activate the Search field and type in "WD Security". If it exists on your system the WD Security app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select WD Security in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding WD Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for WD Security:

• The web site of the program is: http://support.wdc.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{83270912-15C7-4336-822E-E8F1B1BBCA60}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove WD Security.


8. After uninstalling WD Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click 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 removing WD Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page 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 page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove WD Security supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.