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Uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 10
Uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 10: If you have recently upgraded to Windows 10 then you might want to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) as Windows 10 already has Windows Defender by default but the problem is you cannot uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials, then don’t worry as today we are going to see how to fix this issue. Every time you try to remove Security Essentials it gives you an error code 0x8004FF6F with the error message “You don’t need to install Microsoft Security Essentials".
Most people don’t pay attention to this as they think both have different functions but they wrong, as Microsoft Security Essentials is supposed to be replaced by Windows Defender in Windows 10. Running both of them causes conflict and your system is vulnerable to virus, malware or external attacks as neither of the security programs can work.
The main problem is that Windows Defender doesn’t let you install MSE or uninstall MSE, so if it’s come pre-installed with the previous version of Windows then you already know that you won’t be able to uninstall it with standard methods. So without wasn’t any time let’s see How to Uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 10 with the help of the below-listed guide.
Uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 10
'Ōlelo Aʻo: E hōʻoia i ka hana ʻana i kahi hoʻihoʻi i ka wā e hewa ai kekahi mea.
Method 1: Uninstall Microsoft Securit Essentials
1.Press Windows Key + R a laila e kikokiko services.msc a kaomi Enter
2.From the list find the following services:
Windows Defender Service (WinDefend)
Nā Pono Nui o Microsoft
3.Right-click on each of them then select Kū.
4. E kaomi iā Windows Key + Q no ka hoʻopuka ʻana i ka ʻimi a paʻi hooponopono ae kaomi ma Na Makuahine Panel mai ka hopena huli.
5.Click Hoʻopau i kahi polokalamu alaila imi Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) ma ka papa inoa.
6.Right-click on MSE a ua koho E wehe.
7.This will successfully uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 10 and as you have already stop Windows Defender service and hence it won’t interfere with the uninstallation.
Method 2: Run the Uninstaller in Compatibility Mode for Windows 7
Make sure you first stop Windows Defender services following the above method then continue:
1.Open Windows File Explorer then navigate to the following location:
C:Program FilesMicrosoft Security Client
2. Huli Setup.exe a laila kaomi ʻākau a koho Waiwai.
3.Switch to Compatibility tab then at the bottom click on “Change Settings for all users".
4.Next, make sure to checkmark “E hoʻokele i kēia polokalamu i ka mode hoʻohālike no” and from the drop-down choose Windows 7.
5.Click OK, then click Apply followed by OK.
6. E kaomi Windows Key + X a laila koho ʻO ke kauoha kauoha (Admin).
7. E hoʻokomo i ka cmd a kaomi iā Enter:
C:Program FilesMicrosoft Security Clientsetup.exe /x /disableoslimit
'Ōlelo Aʻo: If this doesn’t open the uninstall wizard, uninstall MSE from Control Panel.
8.Koho Uninstall and once the process is complete reboot your PC.
9.After the computer reboots you may be able to successfully uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 10.
Method 3: Uninstall MSE Via Command Prompt
1. E kaomi Windows Key + X a laila koho ʻO ke kauoha kauoha (Admin).
2. Kākau i kēia kauoha i loko o ka cmd a kaomi iā Enter:
MsiExec.exe /X{75812722-F85F-4E5B-BEAF-3B7DA97A40D5}
3.A dialog box will pop up asking you to continue, click Yes/Continue.
4. ʻO kēia makemake automatically uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials and enable Windows Defender on your PC.
Method 4: Run Hitman Pro and Malwarebytes
ʻO Malwarebytes kahi mākaʻikaʻi noiʻi ikaika e hoʻoneʻe i nā hijackers, adware a me nā ʻano polokalamu ʻē aʻe mai kāu PC. He mea nui e hoʻomaopopo e holo ʻo Malwarebytes me ka polokalamu antivirus me ka ʻole o nā hakakā. No ka hoʻouka ʻana a holo i ka Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, e hele i kēia ʻatikala a hahai i kēlā me kēia pae.
1.Download HitmanPro from this link.
2.Once the download is complete, double-click on hitmanpro.exe file e holo i ka papahana.
3.HitmanPro will open, click Next to scan for malicious software.
4.Now, wait for the HitmanPro to search for Trojans and Malware on your PC.
5. Ke pau ka scan, kaomi ʻLelo hou i mea e remove malware from your PC.
6. Pono ʻoe e Hoʻoikaika i ka laikini manuahi ma mua o ka hiki remove malicious files from your computer.
7.To do this click on Hoʻoikaika i ka laikini manuahi a maikaʻi ʻoe e hele.
8. E hoʻomaka hou i kāu PC e mālama i nā loli.
Method 5: Uninstall & Removal of Microsoft Security Essentials files and folders
1.Open Notepad then copy & paste the below code:
cd /d "%ProgramFiles%Microsoft Security Client" TASKKILL /f /im MsMpEng.exe TASKKILL /f /im msseces.exe TASKKILL /f /im MpCmdRun.exe net stop MsMpSvc sc delete MsMpSvc REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesMsMpSvc" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftMicrosoft Antimalware" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftMicrosoft Security Client" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftMicrosoft Antimalware" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrent VersionRunMSC" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInstallerProducts4C677A77F01DD614880F352F9DCD9D3B" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInstallerProducts4D880477777087D409D44E533B815F2D" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallMicrosoft Security Client" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall{774088D4-0777-4D78-904D-E435B318F5D2}" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall{77A776C4-D10F-416D-88F0-53F2D9DCD9B3}" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInstallerUpgradeCodes1F69ACF0D1CF2B7418F292F0E05EC20B" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInstallerUpgradeCodes11BB99F8B7FD53D4398442FBBAEF050F" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTInstallerUpgradeCodes26D13F39948E1D546B0106B5539504D9" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInstallerUserDataS-1-5-18Products4C677A77F01DD614880F352F9DCD9D3B" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInstallerUserDataS-1-5-18Products4D880477777087D409D44E533B815F2D" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInstallerUpgradeCodes11BB99F8B7FD53D4398442FBBAEF050F" /f REG DELETE "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInstallerUpgradeCodes1F69ACF0D1CF2B7418F292F0E05EC20B" /f takeown /f "%ProgramData%MicrosoftMicrosoft Antimalware" /a /r takeown /f "%ProgramData%MicrosoftMicrosoft Security Client" /a /r takeown /f "%ProgramFiles%Microsoft Security Client" /a /r REM Delete the MSE folders. rmdir /s /q "%ProgramData%MicrosoftMicrosoft Antimalware" rmdir /s /q "%ProgramData%MicrosoftMicrosoft Security Client" rmdir /s /q "%ProgramFiles%Microsoft Security Client" REM Stop the WMI and its dependency services sc stop sharedaccess sc stop mpssvc sc stop wscsvc sc stop iphlpsvc sc stop winmgmt REM Delete the Repository folder. rmdir /s /q "C:WindowsSystem32wbemRepository" sc stop PAUSE EXIT
2.Now in Notepad click on File from the Menu then click Mālama ʻo As.
3.From the Save as type drop-down koho i Nā waihona a pau.
4.In the File name section type mseremoval.bat (.he mea koʻikoʻi ka hoʻonui ʻana o ka ʻāʻī).
5.Navigate to where you want to save the file then click E mālama.
6.Right-click on the mseremoval.bat file then select E holo i hoʻonohonoho.
7.A command prompt window will open, let it run and as soon as it finishes processing you could close the cmd window by pressing any key on the keyboard.
8.Delete the mseremoval.bat file then reboot your PC to save changes.
Method 6: Remove Microsoft Security Essentials via Registry
1. E kaomi iā Ctrl + Shift + Esc e wehe Luna Hana.
2. Huli msseces.exe, a laila kaomi ʻākau a koho End Process.
3.Press Windows Key + R then type the following one by one and hit Enter:
net stop msmpsvc
sc config msmpsvc start= disabled
4.Press Windows Key + R a laila e kikokiko regedit a kaomi iā Enter e wehe i ka Luna Hoʻoponopono.
5. E hoʻokele i kēia kī hoʻopaʻa inoa:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstallMicrosoft Security Essentials
6.Right-click on Microsoft Security Essentials registry key a ua koho Holoi.
7.Similarly, delete the Microsoft Security Essentials and Microsoft Antimalware registry keys from the following places:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionRunMicrosoft Security Essentials HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftMicrosoft Security Essentials HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftMicrosoft Antimalware
8. E kaomi Windows Key + X a laila koho ʻO ke kauoha kauoha (Admin).
9.Type the following command into cmd according to the architecture of your PC and hit Enter:
cd C:Program FilesMicrosoft Security ClientBackupx86 (for 32 bit Windows)
cd C:Program FilesMicrosoft Security ClientBackupamd64 (for 64 bit Windows)
10.Then type the following and hit Enter to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials:
Setup.exe /x
11.MSE uninstaller will launch which will uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 10, then reboot your PC to save changes.
Method 7: Use Microsoft Security Essentials Removal Tool
If nothing works till now then in order to remove Microsoft Security Essentials, you can download from this link.
haawiia:
ʻO ia ka mea i lanakila ai ʻoe Uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials in Windows 10 akā inā he mau nīnau kāu e pili ana i kēia pou a laila e ʻoluʻolu e nīnau iā lākou ma ka ʻāpana ʻōlelo.