McAFee wants a fee

micky wrote:
In alt.comp.os.windows-10, on Sat, 11 Feb 2017 11:46:42 -0500, Paul
wrote:

1) Look in Control Panels : Programs and Features

If your copy of Windows 10 has lost its control panels,
don't freak out. Try typing "control" in the run box.
You should see the old Control Panels (for a limited time
until they really remove it).

What!!?? I use the control panel all the time.

The Insider Edition has removed the Control Panel from
the menu. But, you can still get to it.

For Microsoft, this is a subtle signal as to design intent.
They really want to shove the whole Control Panels into
the Settings Pinwheel. Since they seem to be refusing
to do this incrementally, I assume some release will have
a "flash conversion" and all of it will go over in one shot.

A couple of Insider Editions, have had an extra icon added
to Settings, but it was for Hololens or something. I suspect
there may have been an A/B UI comparison as part of the plan,
as I have two Insider installs, and the Settings Pinwheel looked
different on each.

In addition, Command Prompt is removed from the menu. To
encourage you to use Powershell. Now, while I do use
Powershell for Powershell-related activities, it isn't
my first choice for DOS-era shenanigans. That's because
Powershell has its own arcane rules. So the substitution
as far as I'm concerned is "bunk".

This is why I predict a "SmartPhone-like" desktop,
probably just in time for the Win7 End-Of-Extended Support.

The "Crater" edition of Win10, will be delivered from
the Insider Edition. But if they have any evolutionary
changes planned, they'd damned well better hurry up.
"Crater" is supposed to come out in April (with a fair
level of uncertainty). I don't know how they do scheduling
at Microsoft, and how they work "feature close" on a
rolling release.

Paul

Jonathan N. Little wrote:
Keith Nuttle wrote:
Once you remove McAfee you are completely unprotected viruses and
malware.

No. Once you remove it Windows Defender is enabled.


There is some registry key that an AV can use, to
announce it is present. Once the key is removed,
Windows Defender should become active.

Paul

On 11/02/2017 03:50 PM, Win10Hater wrote:


How do I get rid of this damn nag but keep the free portion ?


You just pay an annual fee whatever they are asking and the nag screen
will disappear for 1 year. This means you can continue to use the
product for free for one year. a very good deal it is for you so take
it before they change their mind.

If this doesn't fix then clearly you need to ask a geek to fix it for
you. Considering you hate Windows10, so I suggest you could drop the
machine three times and see if it fixes it.





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With over 500 million devices now running Windows 10, customer
satisfaction is higher than any previous version of windows.

You go to the control panel and select add remove programs and uninstall it.
McAfee has a removal tool on its web site for completely removing its
products from youre system

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"Win10Hater" wrote in message
news
My Toshiba Win10 laptop came with McAfee stuff.
It now says my free trial has expired and I told it I did not want to do
any fee based upgrade but it STILL nags me !

How do I get rid of this damn nag but keep the free portion ?

If not able to do that then how do I completely clean the McAfee off the
laptop ?

I'll bet that Windows uninstall does not do it completely since in the
past I have seen this same lack of complete cleaning.

"Win10Hater" wrote in message
news
My Toshiba Win10 laptop came with McAfee stuff.
It now says my free trial has expired and I told it I did not want to do
any fee based upgrade but it STILL nags me !

How do I get rid of this damn nag but keep the free portion ?

If not able to do that then how do I completely clean the McAfee off the
laptop ?

I'll bet that Windows uninstall does not do it completely since in the
past I have seen this same lack of complete cleaning.

PCDecrapifier

"The PC Decrapifier is a program designed to suggest and remove unwanted
software. It can be used to clean off most of the annoying software that is
typically shipped with new PCs."

Windows 7/8/10

- https://www.pcdecrapifier.com/

I've used it for years.

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wasbit

On 2/12/2017 5:55 AM, wasbit wrote:
"Win10Hater" wrote in message
news
My Toshiba Win10 laptop came with McAfee stuff.
It now says my free trial has expired and I told it I did not want to
do any fee based upgrade but it STILL nags me !

How do I get rid of this damn nag but keep the free portion ?

If not able to do that then how do I completely clean the McAfee off
the laptop ?

I'll bet that Windows uninstall does not do it completely since in
the past I have seen this same lack of complete cleaning.

PCDecrapifier

"The PC Decrapifier is a program designed to suggest and remove unwanted
software. It can be used to clean off most of the annoying software that
is typically shipped with new PCs."

Windows 7/8/10

- https://www.pcdecrapifier.com/

I've used it for years.

I doubt very much if it will remove an antivirus program.

On 12/02/2017 11:40 AM, -= Hawk =- wrote:
Hey look, Andy repeating advice given at least half a dozen times
already.

IT COULD BE BECAUSE HE IS DEALING WITH THAT IDIOT CALLED
WINDOWS10HATER. ALL CAPITALS HERE TO GET THIS IN YOUR EMPTY SKULL.



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With over 500 million devices now running Windows 10, customer
satisfaction is higher than any previous version of windows.

If you didn't notice hawk i was the original reply to the OPS post and any
one that has used a computer knows how to uninstall a program.
McAfee gives you a free removal tool on it's web site but not many know
about it because the company wants to try to get you to keep it's products.


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"-= Hawk =-" wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Feb 2017 01:32:19 -0500, "Andy" scribbled:

You go to the control panel and select add remove programs and uninstall
it.
McAfee has a removal tool on its web site for completely removing its
products from youre system

Hey look, Andy repeating advice given at least half a dozen times
already. Your ability to copy other people's posts, badly, is
astounding. Now if you actually knew anything of value.
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Riddles II, v3
- T. Pratchett

In article . com
-= Hawk =- wrote:

On Mon, 13 Feb 2017 01:45:29 -0500, "Andy" scribbled:

If you didn't notice hawk i was the original reply to the OPS post and any
one that has used a computer knows how to uninstall a program.
McAfee gives you a free removal tool on it's web site but not many know
about it because the company wants to try to get you to keep it's products.

You joined the discusion days late and parroting advice given numerous
times already, just as you always do. You wait for some who appears to
have a clue to post and then repeat what you saw them write.

Yea... what he said...

You hawk's fan boy be careful he turns on any one who disagrees with his
posts or does not like what you post


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In article . com
-= Hawk =- wrote:

On Mon, 13 Feb 2017 01:45:29 -0500, "Andy" scribbled:

If you didn't notice hawk i was the original reply to the OPS post and
any
one that has used a computer knows how to uninstall a program.
McAfee gives you a free removal tool on it's web site but not many know
about it because the company wants to try to get you to keep it's
products.

You joined the discusion days late and parroting advice given numerous
times already, just as you always do. You wait for some who appears to
have a clue to post and then repeat what you saw them write.

Yea... what he said...

Grow up hawk i might not always be right but on the OPs post i was 100%
right
to uninstall it and use the program remover tool available on the McAfee
site.
and even if i was not the first to answer who cares BUT YOU
the information given was correct get over your self.


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"-= Hawk =-" wrote in message
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On Tue, 14 Feb 2017 02:33:59 -0500, "Andy" scribbled:

You hawk's fan boy be careful he turns on any one who disagrees with his
posts or does not like what you post

No, I just hate morons like you who wait for four or five people to post
the correct answers and then act like you're brilliant because you
copied what they said. Oh, that and the hundreds of lies you've been
caught telling.
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'What Profiteth It A Kingdom If The Oxen Be Deflated?'
Riddles II, v3
- T. Pratchett

Advice was sound and that is all that matters.
what you think means **** to the rest of us.
IF you cant say something good then shut the **** up.


"-= Hawk =-" wrote in message
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On Wed, 15 Feb 2017 03:01:14 -0500, "Andy" scribbled:

Grow up hawk i might not always be right but on the OPs post i was 100%
right

You were only 'right' because 4 or 5 other people had already answered
the question and you just copied down what they wrote.

to uninstall it and use the program remover tool available on the McAfee
site.
and even if i was not the first to answer who cares BUT YOU
the information given was correct get over your self.

You said you were the 1st to answer, now you admit you know you weren't.
Like you your answer was useless as it had already been given several
times. Same old lying sack of ****.

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'What Profiteth It A Kingdom If The Oxen Be Deflated?'
Riddles II, v3
- T. Pratchett

I am light years ahead of you in smarts and know how in many ways.
you might have worked with more electronics then i have but when it comes to
computers i would wipe the floor with you in compared to what i know
Fact is a fact accept it and move on.

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"-= Hawk =-" wrote in message
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On Thu, 16 Feb 2017 01:43:07 -0500, "Andy" scribbled:

Advice was sound and that is all that matters.

No, not being a lying sack of **** matters. You outright lied when you
claimed to be the first responder when you know you weren't.

what you think means **** to the rest of us.

Now you think you speak for anyone but yourself? You can barely put
together two coherent thoughts a year.

IF you cant say something good then shut the **** up.

So you can be rude but I can't? Sorry, cockbite, you're not that
special.
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'What Profiteth It A Kingdom If The Oxen Be Deflated?'
Riddles II, v3
- T. Pratchett

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On Fri, 17 Feb 2017 02:55:37 -0500, "Andy" wrote:

"-= Hawk =-" wrote in message
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On Thu, 16 Feb 2017 01:43:07 -0500, "Andy" scribbled:

Advice was sound and that is all that matters.

No, not being a lying sack of **** matters. You outright lied when you
claimed to be the first responder when you know you weren't.

what you think means **** to the rest of us.

Now you think you speak for anyone but yourself? You can barely put
together two coherent thoughts a year.

IF you cant say something good then shut the **** up.

So you can be rude but I can't? Sorry, cockbite, you're not that
special.

I am light years ahead of you in smarts and know how in many ways.
you might have worked with more electronics then i have but when it comes to
computers i would wipe the floor with you in compared to what i know
Fact is a fact accept it and move on.

As a mall janitor, it's ironic that you used the phrase "wipe the floor
with you". When I picture that, I picture you in your janitor uniform,
with "Andy" embroidered above the shirt pocket.

On 02/17/2017 01:55 AM, Andy wrote:
I am light years ahead of you in smarts and know how in many ways.

You might know that a "light year" is a unit of distance, so "light
years ahead" would mean you're a long way from here.

What kind of computers do you have around Alpha Centauri? :-)

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