How to Remove an Antivirus Program

By Mana Thompson

Antivirus programs are used to protect a PC from harmful viruses. However, sometimes an antivirus program needs to be removed. It could be because the user has purchased a new antivirus program that needs to be installed or because a user decides that he no longer wants an antivirus program on their PC.

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Regardless of the reason, it is very easy to remove an antivirus program. It takes a few steps to complete the process. Once these steps are learned, they can be used to remove other programs.

 Instructions

• In the main "Windows" screen, use the mouse to move the cursor over to the "Start" menu, which is located at the bottom left of the screen. On the menu, locate the "Control Panel" icon or title and place the mouse over it. To open the "Control Panel" window, left click on the "Control Panel" icon or title.

• Find the "Add or Remove Hardware" icon or title in the "Control Panel" window. Move the mouse to the "Add or Remove Hardware" choice and left click on it twice to open the "Add or Remove Hardware" window. When that window opens, a list of all the programs that are currently installed on the PC will be displayed.

• Using the mouse, move the cursor over to the scrolling bar that is located on the right side of the "Add or Remove Hardware" window. Left click on the scrolling bar and drag it down until the title of the antivirus program that is to be deleted appears in the window. Move the mouse to the title of the antivirus program and left click on it. The antivirus program title will then become highlighted with more information appearing, such as the size of the antivirus program and its last date of use.

• Once the antivirus program title is highlighted, a "Remove" button will also be displayed in the bottom right corner of the highlighted area. Move the mouse over the "Remove" button and click on it to remove the antivirus program.

• When the "Remove" button is clicked on, a confirmation window will appear in the middle of the screen with instructions and "Yes" and "No" buttons. This window is to confirm that the user wants to remove this highlighted program. Use the mouse to click on the "Yes" button to confirm that it is the correct program that needs to be removed. After clicking on the "Yes" button, a smaller box will appear advising that the antivirus program has now been removed.

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