WD Security

How to uninstall WD Security from your system

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall WD Security for Windows. The Windows release was created by Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. You can find out more on Western Digital Technologies, Inc. or check for application updates here. Please open http://support.wdc.com if you want to read more on WD Security on Western Digital Technologies, Inc.'s web page. Usually the WD Security program is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for uninstalling WD Security is C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{3add5d6a-ee06-4eba-aea0-cbd8eb1486d4}\WDSecuritySetup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. WDSecurity.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 6.25 MB (6555248 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed along with WD Security. They take about 11.16 MB (11702528 bytes) on disk.

• WD Quick Formatter.exe (4.91 MB)
• WDSecurity.exe (6.25 MB)

This page is about WD Security version 2.0.0.70 only. For other WD Security versions please click below:

• 2.0.0.76
• 2.0.0.48
• 2.0.0.63
• 2.1.2.167
• 2.1.0.115
• 1.1.1.3
• 2.1.0.130
• 1.4.0.92
• 2.0.0.44
• 1.4.3.13
• 1.3.0.16
• 1.3.0.17
• 2.1.2.146
• 1.0.7.3
• 1.0.5.7
• 1.3.1.2
• 1.2.0.83
• 1.0.6.3
• 1.0.3.3
• 1.4.3.37
• 2.1.0.20
• 2.0.0.26
• 2.1.0.142
• 1.4.1.51
• 1.4.2.11
• 1.3.0.18
• 2.1.2.295
• 2.1.2.165
• 1.0.4.11
• 1.1.0.51

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When you're planning to uninstall WD Security you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall WD Security:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Western Digital_WD Security_WDSecurity_exe

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\WDSecurity.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Security\WDSecurity.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to delete WD Security from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Security is an application offered by the software company Western Digital Technologies, Inc.. Frequently, computer users choose to remove it. This is troublesome because doing this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY approach to remove WD Security 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 general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find WD Security or simply activate the Search feature and type in "WD Security". The WD Security program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select WD Security in the list of applications, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about WD Security, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for WD Security:

• The web site of the program is: http://support.wdc.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{3add5d6a-ee06-4eba-aea0-cbd8eb1486d4}\WDSecuritySetup.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove WD Security.


8. After uninstalling WD Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of WD Security that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing WD Security with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove WD Security by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that WD Security by Western Digital Technologies, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove WD Security in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.