How to Uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials

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Problem

Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) is a free antivirus software but it's not fit for every one, so you might need to uninstall it and choose another one, it's not difficult. This article will help you to uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials.

Solution

Click start - All Programs - Microsoft Security Essentials - Uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials.
If you can not uninstall it normally, press "Win+R" then type regedit and press enter, find the key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Security Essentials and delete it. Then re-install the program and uninstall it.
Click Uninstall to start uninstall Microsoft Security Essentials.
Wait for a moment, the program will uninstall automatically.
When you see the window below, it means you have uninstalled Microsoft Security Essentials successfully!

Tips

You can also use a small tool to REPAIR Microsoft Security Essentials. Download and install Fix MSE. Make sure that you have Microsoft .Net Framework 2.0 and Microsoft Security Essentials 1.0 installed.

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