Microsoft Security Essentials

A guide to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows. The Windows release was created by Microsoft Corporation. Further information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. Further information about Microsoft Security Essentials can be seen at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=195291&mkt=ru-ru. Usually the Microsoft Security Essentials program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client folder, depending on the user's option during setup. Microsoft Security Essentials's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe /x. msseces.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 974.03 KB (997408 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside Microsoft Security Essentials. They take about 3.22 MB (3378944 bytes) on disk.

• ConfigSecurityPolicy.exe (280.98 KB)
• msseces.exe (974.03 KB)
• setup.exe (805.05 KB)
• MpCmdRun.exe (221.66 KB)
• MsMpEng.exe (11.46 KB)
• NisSrv.exe (201.52 KB)

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The current page applies to Microsoft Security Essentials version 2.0.657.0 only. Click on the links below for other Microsoft Security Essentials versions:

• 4.6.305.0
• 4.4.304.0
• 4.3.215.0
• 4.5.216.0
• 4.1.522.0
• 1.0.2498.0
• 2.1.1116.0
• 4.3.219.0
• 4.0.1526.0
• 4.2.223.1
• 4.3.216.0
• 2.0.719.0
• 4.0.1538.0
• 1.0.1961.0
• 1.0.1759.0
• 4.0.1111.0
• 1.0.1611.0
• 1.0.1963.0
• 4.7.205.0
• 4.8.201.0
• 2.0.375.0
• 1.0.1500.0
• 4.5
• 1.0.1959.0
• 4.8.204.0
• 4.0.1512.0
• 1.0.1407.0
• 4.0
• 2.0.522.0
• 4.9.218.0
• 1.0.1501.0
• 4.5.218.0
• 4.10.205.0
• 4.10.209.0
• 1.0.2140.0
• 4.0.1110.0

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If you are manually uninstalling Microsoft Security Essentials we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Usually the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Security Client

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Security Client\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Antimalware\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\MsMpSvc\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\NisSrv\ImagePath

How to remove Microsoft Security Essentials from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Security Essentials is an application released by Microsoft Corporation. Some people try to remove it. Sometimes this is efortful because doing this by hand takes some skill related to PCs. The best EASY way to remove Microsoft Security Essentials is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Microsoft Security Essentials or simply activate the Search field and type in "Microsoft Security Essentials". The Microsoft Security Essentials program will be found automatically. After you select Microsoft Security Essentials in the list , the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Microsoft Security Essentials, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Microsoft Security Essentials:

• The web site of the program is: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=195291&mkt=ru-ru
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe /x

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials.


8. After removing Microsoft Security Essentials, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Microsoft Security Essentials which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Microsoft Security Essentials using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Microsoft Security Essentials by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Microsoft Security Essentials supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.