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Are you looking for ways to uninstall McAfee on your device but don’t know how to do so? Stay here to learn the methods to uninstall McAfee on a PC or Mac. You may have installed McAfee products like McAfee LiveSafe, McAfee Security Scan Plus, or anything else; you can uninstall all these programs from your device. Note that having antivirus software on your device is essential if you want to protect your device from viruses, malware, or other digital threats. But if you’re going to uninstall your McAfee security product, you can do it through some methods. Let’s see how you can uninstall McAfee software from your device. 

Get Rid of McAfee Through Settings

If you use a Windows 10 PC, you can remove McAfee from your computer through Settings. Windows 10 comes with native tools that will help you to uninstall McAfee from your PC. Follow the steps below to uninstall a McAfee product from your Windows 10 computer.

1. To remove McAfee from your PC, you have to go to the Settings menu. You can access the Settings menu using the Start button located in the lower-left corner of the screen or the Windows search bar.  
2. When you find Settings, please open it and look for the Apps menu under it. 
3. On the Applications menu, you can use the search bar to see everything about McAfee on your computer. 
4. You have to pick a McAfee product or app you wish to remove and hit the Uninstall button from the results. Confirm to uninstall by tapping on Uninstall once again. 
5. Removing an application from your Windows PC comes under the administrative function. That is why you will need to allow the uninstall process. Once you enable it, you will find the McAfee uninstaller. All versions aren’t similar, but you can go through the instructions to remove McAfee software from your computer. Alternatively, you can enter Add & Remove Programs in the search box to remove them directly from the Settings menu. You can also follow the same procedure to remove any applications on your Windows PC. 

Uninstall McAfee Using the McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool 

If you aren’t able to remove a McAfee product using Windows’ Settings menu, you can still remove McAfee with the McAfee Consumer Product Removal tool or MCPR. Remember that, by removing McAfee through this tool, you may need to restart your computer. So don’t forget to save your work before you reboot the system. 

1. First, you have to visit the McAfee official site to download the latest version of MCPR. 
2. After downloading the tool, you need to run it. You don’t need to install it. 
3. Next, provide permission to the End User License Agreement and fill in the CAPTCHA code as shown there, and tap Next as required.  
4. In this step, let the uninstall process be completed. Once the process is completed, tap the View Logs option if you want to know more information about the process. 
5. Restart your computer if it is asked by the system asks you to save all your work done. 

Uninstall McAfee on a Mac Computer

You uninstall most of the apps by locating them in the Applications folder and taking them to the home screen’s trash icon. But you may need to follow some more things for removing a McAfee product on a Mac computer. We have included a step-by-step process to make it simple for you. Let’s do it.  

1. Use your Mac and log in as an administrator. Then, access the Applications folder and select a folder called Utilities. Under it, you need to find and open Terminal. 
2. Within Terminal, you will need to make a clear command to remove the McAfee software. You have to create a specific command. For instance, with McAfee version 4.8 or older, you have to enter sudo/Library/McAfee/sma/scripts/uninstall.sh.  
3. On McAfee 5.0 or greater, use sudo/Library/McAfee/cma/scripts/uninstall.sh. 
4. After providing the command, hit the Enter key. 
5. As you tap the Enter key, your computer will start erasing McAfee’s files. Once the computer completes the file removal process, you need to restart your Mac. Now, you have successfully uninstalled McAfee from your Mac computer. 

Sometimes, you will have to follow some pop-ups shown on the screen after uninstalling the product to completely erase McAfee files, as a Terminal command may not be enough for file removal. Here, an uninstaller app such as AppCleaner may help to wipe the remaining data.

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