How to Stop McAfee on Startup
- 1). Go to the "Start" menu and click on "Run."
- 2). At the command line, type "msconfig" (without the quotation marks), then click "OK" or press Enter. The "System Configuration Utility" window opens up.
- 3). Click on the "Startup" tab located on the far right. A list of programs will display under the "Startup Item" column.
- 4). Scroll through the list and locate the "McAfee" Startup Item. The check box will be checked (Enabled). Uncheck the check box corresponding to McAfee to disable it from Startup. Click on the "Apply" button, then confirm by pressing the "OK" button.
- 5). Restart your computer.
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