Windows 10: McAfee uninstall is impossible, the app won't allow me.

I tried to uninstall it, a window pop up with

the option "uninstall" in grey, can't click it...




:)

 

Unable to uninstall McAfee

Have you tried the Mcafee uninstall/clean up tool?

Download and run the MCPR tool:

• Download the MCPR tool from http://us.mcafee.com/apps/supporttools/mcpr/mcpr.asp and save it to a temporary folder on your computer.
  
  
  
  NOTE: Because the MCPR tool is updated periodically, always download a new copy before each use to ensure that it can recognize and fully remove newer McAfee products.
  
  
• Browse to the folder where you saved the file and double-click MCPR.exe.
• If you see a User Account Control dialog box, click Yes.
• At the McAfee Software Removal screen, click Next.
• At the End User License Agreement (EULA) dialog box, click Next to accept the agreement.
• When prompted, type the Captcha information exactly as seen (it is case-sensitive) and then click Next. (This step minimizes accidental executions of MCPR.)
• If you have Family Protection installed, follow steps a and b below. Otherwise, continue to step 8.
  • Type your Family Protection Administrator name and Password, then click Next.
  • If authentication fails, follow the on-screen instructions to obtain an uninstall code.
• When you see the CleanUp Successful message, restart your computer to completely remove your McAfee product.

 

Mcafee reinstalls files after uninstall

Hi Borg,

I downloaded ESET AV Remover. It did not find the remaining files of McAfee, but it did a great job of uninstalling the AVG files. I wanted to get rid of that, but it did not show up on Revo Uninstaller. The ESET website does have instructions on how to manually remove files by starting in SafeMode. I'll try that next, and let you know. Thanks!

Update:
I tried the manual uninstall as instructed on the ESET page, but McAfee *Devilstill doesn't allow me permission. On to the next suggestion! McAfee is most definitely a virus

 

Significant problems while trying to uninstall McAfee and Avast

I was troubled by the red dot and "X" beside some files in windows explorer so was recommended to uninstall my antivirus software because Windows Defender is sufficient. Running McAfee utility MCPR.exe the first thing that happened was I get a very small window almost impossible to read. See image with window in upper left corner. Then entering the security (capcha?) characters just continues to provided updated characters without allowing me to proceed.

Then trying to uninstall Avast my computer on rebooting gives the OS select screen (see blue image). Selecting the Avast option puts me in safe mode without instructions on how to proceed.

Booting into W10 still works but now Microsoft Word isn't operating properly, giving error messages shown in the other image.

What have I done wrong and how should I proceed? Rebooting continues to produce the same Avast boot option. Running MCPR.exe continues to produce the small window without allowing the uninstall to continue, and I continue to have problems with MSFT Word.