McAfee is the most recommended and used antivirus on windows 10 PC. When you purchase a windows 10 PC then you get McAfee already installed with a one-month free trial on windows 10 PC. If you try to uninstall McAfee from your PC using the windows 10 control panel uninstaller then it will not completely remove from your PC. Mcafee will always leave its traces on your PC and after uninstalling it you will keep getting notifications that your system is at risk and install mcafee right now. There is third party software that you can use to uninstall McAfee from your windows 10 computer. In this post, we will learn how to use third-party software to uninstall McAfee from a windows 10 PC.
Steps to uninstall McAfee antivirus on windows 10 computer
Step 1: Install Revo uninstaller on your computer by locating at the official web portal of Revo uninstaller that is https://www.revouninstaller.com/products/revo-uninstaller-free/. As it is a free portal for the software so you don’t need to pay any subscription fee for that.
Step 2: After that download the removal tool of McAfee by visiting the the the service start Mcafee.com that is the official website of mcafee.
Step 3: When you reach the McAfee removal tool page then and click on the download button for the same.
Step 4: Now double click on the McAfee removal tool exe file and run the removal tool full stop from the dialogue box click on the Next button and complete all the instructions appearing on the screen. In the end, McAfee products will remove from your windows 10 PC.
Step 5: Once the removal process complete you need to restart your computer to apply the changes. After restarting your computer check for the McAfee software or antivirus in your control panel. you will see McAfee antivirus is no longer available on your PC.
In case by using the removal tool of McAfee your system still show the notifications for McAfee not completely removed from your computer then you can proceed with the Revo uninstaller. To use the installer just install the software in your system will launch it and then select the app or install the software in your system that you want to remove. It automatically uninstalls and completely removes all the files of that particular software such as McAfee.