How to Disable McAfee

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open Start .

   Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen, or press ⊞ Win. , Doing so searches your computer for the McAfee program., This should be at the top of the Start window, with the subheading "Desktop app" below its name.
   
   Doing so opens McAfee., It's in the upper-left corner of the McAfee window., This tab is on the left side of the McAfee window., It's in the upper-right side of the Real-Time Scanning page., You can set a time for real-time scanning to reactivate in the "When do you want to resume Real-Time Scanning?" box.
   
   The default is 15 minutes.
   
   If you want to disable McAfee until you manually turn it back on, select Never for the time limit. , It's next to the Turn Off button., This option is below the Real-Time Scanning tab on the left side of the window., It's in the upper-right side of the page., Doing so will disable the McAfee Firewall until the time limit expires., Click X in the top-right corner of the Firewall window., This option is below Firewall on the left side of the page., It's in the top-right corner of the Automatic Updates page., The Scheduled scans option is just below Automatic updates., It's in the top-right corner.
   
   All of McAfee's services are now disabled.
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   Step 2: Type mcafee into Start.

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   Step 3: Click McAfee LiveSafe.

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   Step 4: Click the PC Security tab.

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   Step 5: Click Real-Time Scanning.

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   Step 6: Click Turn Off.

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   Step 7: Select a time limit

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   Step 8: then click Turn Off.

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   Step 9: Click Done.

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    Step 10: Click the Firewall tab.

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    Step 11: Click Turn Off.

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    Step 12: Select a time limit

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    Step 13: then click Turn Off.

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    Step 14: Exit the Firewall window.

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    Step 15: Click Automatic updates.

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    Step 16: Click Turn Off.

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    Step 17: Exit the Automatic Updates page

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    Step 18: then click Scheduled scans.

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    Step 19: Click Turn Off.

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