Windows 10: Do I need McAfee Firewall application if I have Windows Defender application?

I keep getting this annoying message about if I am aware that McAfee Firewall Defender is not turned on. I have chacked and I have my Windows Defender firewall protection on. How can I get the McAfee software off of my machine - I find them to be a complete annoyance and really do not appreciate their aggressive marketing tactics. What scum bags!!! Help!

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Windows Defender Firewall

I am using Windows 10 on a Dell desktop. This set-up came with a McAfee firewall installed (trial offer, I guess). I uninstalled McAfee (using McAfee's removal tool) so I could use Windows Defender firewall. Now it appears I have neither. The below screenshot
shows the McAfee firewall is still installed and the Windows Defender firewall cannot be turned on because I'm using another firewall provider. The setup>programs and apps>uninstall routine does not list McAfee as a program to be uninstalled. Services does
not list McAfee as a service to be turned off. How can I get this logjam fixed?

 

Will McAfee Live Safe interfere with Windows Defender?

Have McAfee Live Safe Internet Security on 30 day trial. Really want to use Windows Defender but want to know if having McAfee as a 'Vendor' application will cause problems?

Also McAfee updated recently & I find I now have two McAfee firewalls in operation.

Any suggestions?

* Moved from Windows 10 | Security

* Original title: Internet Security McAfee Live Safe

 

Neither McAfee nor Windows firewall will stay on

@janetcarroll -

Windows Defender does not control the firewall service. Windows Defender will not run if it detects any third party is installed. I'm not sure which version of McAfee you have running, or if it has a built in firewall service. If McAfee has a firewall
service, and you would like to keep it, I suggest you search McAfee support forums for answers.

If you want to uninstall McAfee and use Windows Defender and Windows Firewall services try uninstalling through Program and Features, else you will need to run a removal tool found here :

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/...al-tools/2bcb53f7-7ab4-4ef9-ab3a-6aebfa322f75

If you haven't already - can you try executing the following command (from an elevated command prompt) : "%programfiles%\windows defender\MpCmdRun.exe" -wdenable







If this doesn't work - do let me know what 'Virus Protection' is displayed in the 'Security' section of Security Center.
Windows Defender will not launch if there is a 3rd party registered.

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