Remove McAfee Total Protection in A Jiff

Completely removing McAfee Total Protection in a jiff, I bet that’s what trapped users. But when things got involved in stubborn programs and some antivirus software, it could become very confusing to hit the mark.

Personally I prefer a very clean computer operation environment, meaning there will be seldom interruptions including pop-ups, prompt message for available updates or a dialog box telling you “It’s been very long since your last full scan”. Because I will always be busy, like engaged in movies, works or video games, doing which I need enough system resource for a performance as good as possible. Anyone sharing the same feelings with me?

OK, let’s get to the point. Firstly I shall tell you this annoying program you want to get away with is not a virus, if you intend to get another protection software to clean it out, it won’t work. The other reason is that in general cases, two different products of this kind can’t be compatible with each other. Seems all you can do is to focus on the removal of McAfee Total Protection now. Read on.

Recommended Method to Remove McAfee Total Protection

Instead of going through Control Panel or Windows Registry Editor, take three steps below and you will smoothly get rid of this program for good.

• Finish the installation of Max Uninstaller and run it.
• In Step 1, find McAfee Total Protection icon in the programs list, hit the Run Analyst button on the left. It will display all files belonging to the program, all you need to do is to check all the box and press Complete Uninstall.
• When you see the gray Scan Leftovers button turns into green, hit it. And the related registry keys will also be listed. Simply tick all the items and press Delete Leftovers on the left.

• Reboot.

Continue your tour below, you can learn the regular means to uninstall this antivirus software. Then you would be able to handle similar problems in the future. Valuable knowledge is always worth some time, isn’t it?

How to Manually Uninstall McAfee Total Protection?

Part One: Access Control Panel

Most of the time, we can remove the programs we choose through the Add/Remove Program function, which is a built-in art of Windows operating system. To activate it, we need to access Control Panel first.

Windows 8 Users:

1. Move your mouse cursor to the lower right and stay there until you see the charms bar. Select Search, type “control panel” in the box, and press Enter key.

2. Like that on Windows7/Vista—-simply click on the Uninstall a program item belonging to the Programs section and the list will show up.

3. find McAfee Total Protection icon and hit the above Uninstall/Change button (or double-click it) to start the removal. Follow the prompt messages to proceed.

4.Wait until the program completes the part.

Windows 7/Vista Users:

1. Click on the Start button (it may look different if your changed the theme) in the bottom left corner of your screen, move your mouse pointer to the Control Panel and hit it.

2. Find the Uninstall a program item under the Programs section and select it.

3. A new window will pop up with the list of current program installed on your machine, find McAfee Total Protection icon and hit the above Uninstall button (or double-click it) to start the removal. Follow the prompt messages to proceed.

4. Wait for a while until the program finishes the part.

Part Two: Access Windows Registry Editor

Everything about the registry is serious and necessary for system’s normal running, so please carefully choose your targets to delete. They can’t be restored after being wiped out. You can export them for a back-up first in case of any mistake.

Windows 8 Users:

1. Move your mouse cursor to the lower right and stay there until you see the charms bar. Select Search, type “regedit” in the box, and press Enter key.

2. The Registry Editor will be opened with another window, find HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/McAfee, right-click on it and select Delete to remove the whole folder.

3. Restart your PC to take effect.

Windows 7/Vista Users:

1. Click on Start button in the lower left corner, type “regedit” in the menu search box and press Enter on your keyboard.

2. The Registry Editor will be opened with another window, find HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/McAfee, right-click on it and select Delete to remove the whole folder.

3. Reboot your PC to take effect.

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You can choose the most suitable way to remove McAfee Total Protection, and I hope you have found it in the above contents.