Solution for McAfee WebAdvisor Stuck in Uninstallation Process


Solution for McAfee WebAdvisor Stuck in Uninstallation Process

Initially, Antivirus companies used to only provide products that protected from viruses that entered into the device. This also made sense as viruses had only one entry point i.e., through a floppy disk. Now, the nature of the virus and its entry point is changed, and so has changed the antivirus. A virus or any other malware enters your device through the Internet. Thus, it has become necessary for these companies to provide service that protects you there.

This article helps you to fix McAfee WebAdvisor Uninstall Stuck issue if you have any other queries you can call our support team at +1-888-832-1727

McAfee webAdvisor Uninstall Stuck
McAfee is an Antivirus Program that is usually present in your new laptop or computer while purchasing it. WebAdvisor is also present as an internet protection software. It has a free trial version. The Strategy of the company is to become the first brand that the customer comes in contact with so that they will continue with the same brand because most of them would not research for the brand to purchase, this will just work with what they received.

But some of the users try to uninstall these. The reason can be as follows

  1. Not satisfied with the service
  2. The service is getting hectic as it is blocking many websites which I need to enter
  3. After the service stopped, its pop-up are disturbing my browsing experience

MCAFEE WEBADVISOR UNINSTALL STUCK

Important Note: Although the internet protection feature has been provided by the company by all the versions working on different devices. There is no separate application for it. WebAdvisor is only available for the windows device. All other devices have this feature installed within the application. There are some settings that can close web advisors, but there is no way that it can be completely uninstalled. To do so, you will have to uninstall your McAfee Antivirus.

First and foremost, try the basic installation properly. In many conditions, this has helped to remove the application, easily. If any one of the processes doesn’t help, skip to the other process. Mainly, you might face the issue in the second one. If it is so, continue with the first and third processes. If not, do the process, step-by-step to fix McAfee WebAdvisor Uninstall Stuck.

Mcafee uninstall stuck

  • Shut down your computer and start it again.
  • Now open your web browser and remove the extension of the application

 Chrome Browser

  • Start the Application
  • Select the following
  • Menu Icon (three-vertical dots that are one-upon-another)
  • ‘More Tools’
  • ‘Extensions’
Here you will see the application’s extension. Select ‘Remove.

 FireFox Browser

  • Start the Application
  • Select the following
  • Menu Icon (three horizontal lines that are one-upon-another)
  • Add-ons

Ø  Here you will see the application’s extension. Select ‘Disable’

     Edge Browser

      You won’t find the extension in the Edge Browser. You will have to open the Internet Explorer Application to do so.

  • Within the search bar of your taskbar, type ‘Internet Explorer’
  • Open the Application
  •  Select the following
  1. Settings Icon
  2. ‘Internet Options’
  3. ‘Programs’
  4. ‘Manage Add-Ones’
  5. McAfee Webadvisor’s Extensions
  6. ‘Disable’

After doing this, uninstall the application from your device

  • Within the search bar of your taskbar, type ‘Run’
  • Select ‘Open’
  • Type the following: appwiz.cpl
  • After doing so, select the following:
  1. ‘WebAdvisor by McAfee’
  2. ‘Uninstall/Change’
  3. ‘Yes’
  4. ‘No thanks, Just Install it.
  5. ‘Done’

Now remove the remaining items of the application.

  1. Open your File Manager
  2. Select ‘This PC’
  3. Select ‘(C:) Drive’
  4. Select ‘Program Files’
  5. Select ‘McAfee’
  6. Delete the WebAdvisor Folder by right-clicking on it and selecting delete.
  7. Now again open ‘(C:) Drive’
  8. Select ‘Program Data.
  9. Select ‘McAfee’
  10. Delete the WebAdvisor Folder by right-clicking on it and selecting delete.

Now check whether the application is removed from your device. You can do so by going to the control panel and selecting ‘Program and Features’. There, check the list, if the application is cleared from it or not. If not, follow the next method

Download An Application Cleaner

Application Cleaner is a program that removes an application completely from a device. If you search in google for ‘Application Cleaner’, you will get many of them. Downloading any one of them will work. Just check that the website is genuine while downloading the application

Basic Process of Using the Application

  •  Download the Application by clicking the download button from its official website
  • Install the application by opening it through the downloads section from your browser

Follow the instructions given, to install the program

Now within the program, there will be an option that will load all the applications on your device. In some cases, the application might guide you through the usage process. If not, it will be available on the website for you to read. The process of deleting the application will also be there. It’s usually selecting the application from the list and the delete button or remove button will be available, pressing which, the application will be removed.

What if all these methods don’t work in my device, and the application is still not uninstalling?

If that is the case, there is a chance of your system being corrupted. Contact us immediately and our team will check the problem and give you and appropriate solution

 

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