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In some situations, a legitimate antivirus program cannot uninstall because it or the software used to uninstall it is corrupt, bad, or missing. In Safe Mode, the antivirus program is not loaded and running, making it possible to uninstall using either method mentioned earlier. If the program cannot be disabled, uninstall the antivirus in Windows Safe Mode.

Sometimes, the uninstall process may not be able to proceed because the antivirus program is currently loaded and running in Windows. If the antivirus program is not listed in the Add or Remove Programs, you may have a bad antivirus install or a rogue antivirus. If you're unable to uninstall the antivirus through Add or Remove Programs because of an error, skip to uninstalling from Safe Mode.

Make sure you've uninstalled all associated parts of the antivirus before rebooting the computer or installing another antivirus. Some antivirus programs may be listed several times in the list of programs. Once the antivirus program is selected, above the column headers, click the Uninstall option as shown in the picture below to initiate the uninstall process. In the list of installed programs, find the antivirus program and select it by clicking it once with the left mouse button.Open the Add or Remove Programs utility.The second way is to utilize Add or Remove Programs. If this is available, click the uninstall option and follow the prompts to complete the uninstallation of the antivirus.

When you find the antivirus program in the list, locate the uninstall option, which should be in the same folder. To do this, click Start, All Programs, and look for the antivirus program in the list of programs. Uninstall through the Start menuįirst, try utilizing the built-in uninstall feature of the program by finding the folder for the antivirus program in your Windows Start menu. If you are uninstalling the antivirus because you believe it is causing problems, you can also temporarily disable the antivirus before uninstalling, see: How to disable my antivirus program in Windows.

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