WD Security

A way to uninstall WD Security from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall WD Security for Windows. It is produced by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. More data about Western Digital Technologies, Inc. can be seen here. More details about WD Security can be found at http://support.wdc.com. Usually the WD Security program is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security directory, depending on the user's option during setup. MsiExec.exe /X{17ACCE47-D22B-42A1-9750-07072F6D1A59} is the full command line if you want to remove WD Security. The program's main executable file is called WDSecurity.exe and its approximative size is 6.24 MB (6539264 bytes).

The following executables are contained in WD Security. They occupy 11.05 MB (11591168 bytes) on disk.

• WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.82 MB)
• WDSecurity.exe (6.24 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.1.3.304 of WD Security. You can find below info on other releases of WD Security:

• 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
• 2.1.4.358
• 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
• 2.1.2.295
• 2.1.2.165
• 1.0.4.11
• 2.1.4.308
• 1.1.0.51

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:

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

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

• 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\WD_Security_20250502070426.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\WD_Security_20250502070426_000_DriveSecuritySetup.log

How to delete WD Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Security is a program by the software company Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Sometimes, users choose to remove this program. Sometimes this is hard because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK procedure 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WD Security or simply click the Search field and type in "WD Security". If it is installed on your PC the WD Security program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click WD Security in the list of apps, some data about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about WD Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for WD Security:

• The software company is: http://support.wdc.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{17ACCE47-D22B-42A1-9750-07072F6D1A59}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall WD Security.


8. After removing WD Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong WD Security which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling WD Security using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall WD Security supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.