WD Security

How to uninstall WD Security from your computer

WD Security is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Western Digital. More data about Western Digital can be found here. You can read more about on WD Security at http://support.wdc.com. The program is often installed in the C:\Program Files\Western Digital\WD Apps directory. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's preference. The full command line for uninstalling WD Security is MsiExec.exe /X{EFC0BA9B-F472-4559-B655-9C47281F9483}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. WD Security's primary file takes about 309.41 KB (316832 bytes) and is called WDDriveSecurity.exe.

WD Security is composed of the following executables which take 5.10 MB (5351032 bytes) on disk:

WD Quick Formatter.exe (3.14 MB)
WDDriveAutoUnlock.exe (1.61 MB)
WDDriveSecurity.exe (309.41 KB)
WDUnzip.exe (52.39 KB)

This info is about WD Security version 1.0.0 only. Click on the links below for other WD Security versions:

1.0.1.5

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

Folders found on disk after you uninstall WD Security from your PC:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Images\071D.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Images\071D_Selected.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Images\0746.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Images\0746_Selected.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Images\0748.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Images\0748_Selected.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Images\074C.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Images\074C_Selected.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\Diagnostics.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\DriveErase.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\Registration.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\SleepTimer.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\WDDriveUtilitiesHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\cs_CZ.lproj\WDSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\CSS\WDForWinHelp.css
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\Diagnostics.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\DriveErase.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\Registration.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\SleepTimer.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\WDDriveUtilitiesHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\de_DE.lproj\WDSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\Diagnostics.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\DriveErase.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\Registration.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\SleepTimer.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\WDDriveUtilitiesHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\en_US.lproj\WDSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\Diagnostics.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\DriveErase.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\Registration.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\SleepTimer.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\WDDriveUtilitiesHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\es_ES.lproj\WDSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\Diagnostics.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\DriveErase.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\Registration.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\SleepTimer.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\WDDriveUtilitiesHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\fr_FR.lproj\WDSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\Graphics\Icon_WDSecurity.bmp
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\Graphics\Icon_WDUtility.bmp
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\Diagnostics.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\DriveErase.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\EULA.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\Registration.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\RemovePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\SleepTimer.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\UnlockDrive.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\WDDriveUtilitiesHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\hu_HU.lproj\WDSecurityHelp.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\it_IT.lproj\AboutWDDriveUtilities.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\it_IT.lproj\AboutWDSecurity.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\it_IT.lproj\ChangePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\it_IT.lproj\CreatePassword.html
C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\Locale\it_IT.lproj\Diagnostics.html

Registry keys:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Western Digital\WD Security
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B9AB0CFE274F95546B55C97482F14938
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Western Digital\WD Security

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\WDDriveAutoUnlock.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\WDDriveAutoUnlock.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\WDDriveSecurity.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Western Digital\WD Apps\WDDriveSecurity.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B9AB0CFE274F95546B55C97482F14938\ProductName

How to delete WD Security from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

WD Security is a program by the software company Western Digital. Frequently, people decide to erase this program. This can be efortful because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK procedure to erase WD Security is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools

4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find WD Security or simply click the Search feature and type in "WD Security". If it is installed on your PC the WD Security application will be found very quickly. When you click WD Security in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding WD Security, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for WD Security:

The publisher is: http://support.wdc.com
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{EFC0BA9B-F472-4559-B655-9C47281F9483}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove WD Security.
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8. After removing WD Security, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of WD Security which have been left behind will be detected 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 items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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The text above is not a piece of advice to remove WD Security by Western Digital from your PC, we are not saying that WD Security by Western Digital 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. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-19 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 03:01:20.553

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