Just click the Uninstall button, and you’re almost done! That will launch the MS Security Essentials Uninstaller, like so: If a generic box pops up with a question about uninstalling, just click OK. “C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client\setup.exe” /x /disableoslimit Paste the following line into the Command Prompt window, and press Enter: Next, right-click the Start button, and choose Command Prompt (Admin). Go ahead and close File Explorer, since you won’t need it any more. You’ll see this guy:Ĭlick the Change settings for all users box.Ĭhange the Compatibility mode settings as shown (use compatibility mode for Windows 7), and then click OK. Right-click the file Setup.exe, and choose Properties. Navigate to: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Security Client
If you try to uninstall the program, you get this: You can tell you still have Microsoft Security Essentials running if you see the green icon in your task bar in Windows 10: This is because Windows Defender is basically the same thing.īut, that’s not what happens. Defender won’t run, and neither will Security Essentials.Īccording to Microsoft, when you upgrade to Windows 10, MS Security Essentials should be uninstalled automagically. Worse yet, Windows 10 is very confused, since Windows Defender is basically the same program. There’s only one problem: Every time you reboot, you get an error message about Microsoft Security Essentials. No matter how careful you are online, it’s unlikely that you can avoid every single misleading link, phishing scheme, malicious popup and hidden malvertisement that comes your way, and an AV suite is much cheaper than losing all your files.You upgrade to Windows 10. Whichever program you choose, just be sure you protect your system somehow. However, MSE, which can be downloaded for Windows 7 and Windows Vista here, did better than each in the malware-protection sector.
Every program scored at least a 10 across the board, which earns it an AV-TEST Certification and (at least tentative) recommendation. In fact, even if you have the three lowest-ranking programs, you're probably still protected pretty well. If you have any of these programs, you probably don't need to worry much about your system's security. Credit: Microsoft)Īside from Microsoft, all the other programs tested fell between 16.5 and 14.5: AhnLab V3 Internet Security, Avast Free Antivirus, AVG Internet Security, Avira Antivirus Pro, BullGuard Internet Security, ESET Internet Security, G Data InternetSecurity, K7 Computing Total Security and ThreatTrack VIPRE Internet Security Pro. (Image credit: The home screen of Microsoft Security Essentials.
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