Cant uninstall McAffee Security scan plus from Windows 10. Inside the Uninstall App page, buttons greyed out

Anonymous
2022-09-17T15:10:45+00:00

I needed to install Adobe Viewer fast. Afterwards find it installed McAffee. popups, new network detected? no, it hasnt changed for years. McAfee is trash and is now locked on my PC like some parasite. its installed and will not be removed. There were 2, the other one "uninstalled", this one has grayed out keys.

Search online? they want you to run McAfees own removal tool? Sure, so that tool does what exactly? installs malware that stays silent. keyboard listener, etc

Search Microsoft only? volunteer moderators saying use McAfee tool, maybe they work for McAfee

Is there any real actual way to literally remove this malware? calling itself McAfee security scan?

Or then after saying all that I want to fully reinstall windows, because its unlikely anyone will know the answer, so in this modern Windows 10 world is there a fast way to remove windows, 0 the drive, new partition, new windows?

anyone know the answer to this?

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Anonymous
2022-12-05T16:46:31+00:00

There's an executable uninstaller in the McAfee folder at (Programs(X86)/McAfee. That worked for me when the Windows Control panel wouldn't allow it. Use admin privileges. Where does it ever end with the marketers making it easy to get into trials and as difficult as possible to get out of them?

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-31T21:24:05+00:00

    I took it off this way:

    Taskbar - Type Control Panel

    Click Control Panel

    Click Programs > Program and Features

    Press & Hold (or right click uninstall/change) Click yes to let it change your computer

    Click to remove it

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-27T17:21:06+00:00

    Spot on. Thank you!

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-20T16:52:10+00:00

    I didn't have to go into the registry, just uninstalled through Control Panel (after unsuccessfully trying to uninstall through App removal):

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uninstall-or-remove-apps-and-programs-in-windows-4b55f974-2cc6-2d2b-d092-5905080eaf98

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-03-06T00:17:33+00:00

    The link above is not connected to any specific article.

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