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Microsoft Security Essentials Removal Tool Download

Do you want to uninstall Microsoft security essential antivirus?
You should remove it by their proper MSE removal tool.
If you try to uninstall itby add/remove program, it doesn’t remove it completely, because some of security registries entries might be still remains, which can be create problems.
If you don’t use removal tool you might be facing the problem like: Computer freezing, Unable to connect internet, computer speed slow and also might be getting installation error.
Download the removal tool and uninstall it completely.

Download:-  Microsoft Security Essentials Removal Tool

If this removal tool will not work then you may remove it through .bat file. Copy the following line which is under red color and paste it into .bat file and run it as “Run as Administrator”.

cd /d “%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Security Client”

setup.exe /x

TASKKILL /f /im MsMpEng.exe




TASKKILL /f /im msseces.exe

net stop MsMpSvc

sc delete MsMpSvc

REG DELETE “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\MsMpSvc” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Microsoft Security Client” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Run\MSC” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\4C677A77F01DD614880F352F9DCD9D3B” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Products\4D880477777087D409D44E533B815F2D” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Security Client” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{774088D4-0777-4D78-904D-E435B318F5D2}” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{77A776C4-D10F-416D-88F0-53F2D9DCD9B3}” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\UpgradeCodes\1F69ACF0D1CF2B7418F292F0E05EC20B” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\UpgradeCodes\11BB99F8B7FD53D4398442FBBAEF050F” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\4C677A77F01DD614880F352F9DCD9D3B” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\4D880477777087D409D44E533B815F2D” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UpgradeCodes\11BB99F8B7FD53D4398442FBBAEF050F” /f

REG DELETE “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UpgradeCodes\1F69ACF0D1CF2B7418F292F0E05EC20B” /f

takeown /f “%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware” /a /r

takeown /f “%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Microsoft Security Client” /a /r

takeown /f “%ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Security Client” /a /r

REM Delete the MSE folders.

rmdir /s /q “%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Microsoft Antimalware”

rmdir /s /q “%ProgramData%\Microsoft\Microsoft 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:\Windows\System32\wbem\Repository”

sc stop

EXIT

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Also read: How to uninstall built in apps from Windows 10

7 thoughts on “Microsoft Security Essentials Removal Tool Download”

  1. Awesome thanks for the batch file. MSSE is a royal PITA to remove. It also allowed some Malware to install also – I would avoid it. I only installed it as a stop gap when COMODO fouled up. Trying Bitdefender next.

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