How Should I Uninstall Trend Micro Security 10 (2016) Correctly

Read this article and learn how to completely uninstall Trend Micro Security 10 from your PC.

Trend Micro Security 10, which is the latest version of 2016, has the powerful features that similar to some other popular antivirus products. You can find out more about this program by visiting its official site. And my job is providing the right solutions to uninstall Trend Micro Security 10, which you can have under each subtitles of this article.

In some cases, after the removal of an antivirus product with the standard means, the remainning files would prevent you from installing another antivirus program. Even if you have successfully installed another antivirus progarm while the tracks of the old one are still persisting, they may cause conflicts in the operating system.

Thus, it is very important to correctly uninstall Trend Micro Security 10 no matter you plan on switching to another protector or simply want to remove it. Let’s see what options you can have to do that.

Safely, Easily Uninstall Trend Micro Security 10 in Windows

There are many tools you can easily get on the Internet, the hard part is which to choose. If you have kinda lost your way, take my preparation — a good general-purpose tool that is available in most versions of Windows and works with types of programs:

1. Click the green download button on the page to download & install Max Uninstaller, then run it.

2. Find & select Trend Micro Maximum Security in the Programs list, and click Run Analysis > Complete Uninstall.

3. Follow the prompts to proceed with the removal, then click Scan Leftovers when you’re able to. Hit Delete Leftovers to fully uninstall Trend Micro Security 10.

To check whether you’ve done the removal well, click Back to Step1. You will be brought back to the list, where you can see all the currently installed programs on the system.

Manual Steps to Uninstall Trend Micro Security 10

1. To smoothly perform the removal process, log in the system as an Administrator, so that you won’t be asked for password permission all the way. In most cases we log in Windows as an Administrator at home as the default settings. (How to check for administrator rights in Windows?)

2. Right-click on the Trend Micro Security icon on the System Tray, and select Exit to close the program.

3. Hit Ctrl + Alt + Del to run Task Manager, terminate the related processes (if it exists) by selecting it in the Processes tab and tapping End Task. Those processes should have the same icon that Trend Micro Security has.

4. Press and hold the Windows key + C or hover your mouse cursor on the upper-right corner of your screen to open Charms.

5. Select Search, and type “Trend” in the box.

6. Click Trend Micro Diagnostic Toolkit.

(If you can’t find Trend Micro Diagnostic Toolkit, follow the instructions under Download and Run the Stand Alone Diagnostic Toolkit.)

7. Click Yes when the User Account window appears to ask for your confirmation.

8. Click 1. Uninstall Software.

(You may disregard the Windows notification saying to use the Control Panel to uninstall Trend Micro Security 10, since the Trend Micro Diagnostic Toolkit will remove all the related files from your computer which the Control Panel might have missed.)

9. Click Yes when asked to confirm the uninstallation, and wait for all the related files to be scanned.

10. Copy your serial number.

11. Tick I copied my serial number, and click Uninstall.

12. Hit Yes when asked to restart your PC.

Download and Run the Stand Alone Diagnostic Toolkit

To uninstall Trend Micro Security 10 by using the its the said tool, perform the steps below:

1. Click here to download the tool, then save it to your desktop.
2. Double-click Ti_100_win_en_Tool_UninstallTool_hfb0001.exe.
3. Click Yes when the User Account Control window appears.
4. Read and accept the License Agreement, and click Next.
5. Click Install.
6. Click Uninstall Software.
7. Type the characters in the field provided.
8. Click Uninstall and wait for the removal to finish.
9. Click Yes to restart your PC.

(You may disregard the Windows notification saying to use the Control Panel to uninstall Trend Micro Security 10, since the Trend Micro Diagnostic Toolkit will remove all the related files from your computer which the Control Panel might have missed.)

So, as you can see there are more than one option you can take to complete the cleaning job. Anything you want to ask or share about this subject? Feel free to leave your comments below. For removal instructions of other similar software programs, click these link to view:

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