Windows 10: How did McAfee get installed on my PC?

My PC woke up from sleep on its own. When I signed in, there was a popup from McAfee. I discovered that it had just been installed at the precise time my PC was awakened. I uninstalled it but am having a lot of trouble getting rid of all the related files. I'm getting help for that on a separate post. But I am wondering how the heck this happened. I had not installed any software that McAfee might have sneaked in on. Also, several Word files and Outlook that I had open when I put the PC to sleep had been closed then reopened when it woke up. Is this somehow related to the uninvited installatio

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win 10 will not allow me to open McAfee

Hi Norbert,

Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for posting your query.

Let’s try simple troubleshooting steps and check if this helps in resolving the issue. I would suggest you to un-install/re-install McAfee and check.

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  Press Windows key + X and select
  Control Panel.
  
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  Click on Programs and features, right click on the
  McAfee and select uninstall it.
  
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  Now install it again.
  

Hope it helps. Keep posting us with the status we will be glad to help you.