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    Yoga 2 Pro Remove McAffee and Install Windows Defender

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by rychlewsk, Nov 23, 2013.

  1. rychlewsk

    rychlewsk Newbie

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    Has anyone safely removed the trial McAffee Virus software originally installed on the Yoga 2 Pro and set up the free Microsoft firewall and Windows Defender virus protection provided in Windows 8.1.

    I called Lenovo Support for advice and they said that removing McAffee could leave unremoved files on the computer that may cause future problems with software. They wanted me to spend $89 to get help from software specialists to be sure all files are removed. I did not ask for McAffee--they should simply provide me with a program to remove it safely.

    Can anyone provide the steps necessary to safely remove McAffee and set up the free Microsoft firewall and antivirus?
    Thanks
     
    rychlewsk, Nov 23, 2013
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  2. zicher

    zicher Newbie

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    Just uninstall it...
     
    zicher, Nov 23, 2013
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  3. josetheman37

    josetheman37 Notebook Consultant

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    I just got rid of it and I'm running the programs that you mentioned with zero issues. No big deal.
     
    josetheman37, Nov 23, 2013
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  4. Ghost Matter

    Ghost Matter Notebook Enthusiast

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    Ghost Matter, Nov 24, 2013
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  5. panzer06

    panzer06 His Imperial Majesty

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    I just uninstalled it from my Lenovo Y510p.

    No ill effects

    Cheers,
     
    panzer06, Nov 24, 2013
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  6. pegot

    pegot Notebook Enthusiast

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    I did the same last night. Uninstall went smoothly and no more annoying McAfee pop-ups. Defender suits my purposes just fine.
     
    pegot, Nov 26, 2013
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