WD Security

A guide to uninstall WD Security from your PC

WD Security is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. More information on Western Digital Technologies, Inc. can be seen here. Click on http://support.wdc.com to get more facts about WD Security on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.'s website. WD Security is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling WD Security is MsiExec.exe /X{A95E3E66-D5A4-404E-997D-02562AA492E8}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. WDDriveSecurity.exe is the WD Security's primary executable file and it takes circa 310.38 KB (317824 bytes) on disk.

WD Security installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 6.38 MB (6691448 bytes) on disk.

WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.46 MB)
WDDriveAutoUnlock.exe (1.62 MB)
WDDriveSecurity.exe (310.38 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.0.5.7 of WD Security. You can find here a few links to other WD Security versions:

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

Folders remaining:

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

Files remaining:

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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
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\DriveErase.html
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\de_DE.lproj\Registration.html
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\CreatePassword.html
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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
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\Locale\en_US.lproj\RemovePassword.html
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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
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You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\66E3E59A4A5DE40499D72065A24A298E
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{A95E3E66-D5A4-404E-997D-02562AA492E8}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Western Digital\WD Security

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\66E3E59A4A5DE40499D72065A24A298E\ProductName

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

WD Security is an application released by the software company Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Sometimes, people try to erase this program. This is difficult because performing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY way 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs

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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate WD Security or simply activate the Search field and type in "WD Security". The WD Security application will be found automatically. When you click WD Security in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

Star rating (in the lower left 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.
Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on 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{A95E3E66-D5A4-404E-997D-02562AA492E8}

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

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

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

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This page is not a recommendation to remove WD Security by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that WD Security by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove WD Security supposing you want to. Here you can find 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 Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-20 15:06:13.003

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