Microsoft Security Essentials

How to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials from your PC

This page is about Microsoft Security Essentials for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. Further information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. Please open http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=195291&mkt=en-us if you want to read more on Microsoft Security Essentials on Microsoft Corporation's website. Microsoft Security Essentials is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for Microsoft Security Essentials is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\Setup.exe /x. msseces.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 935.33 KB (957776 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in Microsoft Security Essentials. They take 3.11 MB (3264152 bytes) on disk.

• ConfigSecurityPolicy.exe (264.91 KB)
• msseces.exe (935.33 KB)
• setup.exe (750.23 KB)
• MpCmdRun.exe (220.67 KB)
• MsMpEng.exe (10.44 KB)
• NisSrv.exe (255.85 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.0.375.0 of Microsoft Security Essentials. You can find below info on other application versions of Microsoft Security Essentials:

• 4.5.216.0
• 4.6.305.0
• 4.4.304.0
• 4.3.215.0
• 4.1.522.0
• 1.0.2498.0
• 2.1.1116.0
• 4.3.219.0
• 2.0.657.0
• 4.0.1526.0
• 4.3.216.0
• 4.2.223.1
• 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
• 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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A way to erase Microsoft Security Essentials from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Security Essentials is a program marketed by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, people choose to erase this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY action to erase Microsoft Security Essentials is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Microsoft Security Essentials or simply click the Search field and type in "Microsoft Security Essentials". If it is installed on your PC the Microsoft Security Essentials application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Microsoft Security Essentials in the list , some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Microsoft Security Essentials, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Microsoft Security Essentials:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Microsoft Security Essentials.


8. After removing Microsoft Security Essentials, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Microsoft Security Essentials which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Microsoft Security Essentials using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.