Steps to resolve incompatibility issues with McAfee & third party apps

If you purchased your McAfee products online, you might need to activate the product via mcafee.com/activate. However, in some cases, installation and activation process may interrupt due to incompatibility issues caused by security applications from companies other than McAfee. If you’re already using an antivirus program on your device, such as Kaspersky, Defender, Webroot, Symantec, you might find McAfee fails to install or work properly.

For technical assistance, visit www.mcafee.com/activate.

 

Such issues are quite prevalent, however, it may generate complex errors that may require expert help to be resolved. This simply occurs due to incompatibility issues because antivirus software are programmed to execute “Low Level” activities while they run scans, detect threats and removes them from your PC. This type of activity comes under the radar of other security applications, and it might appear suspicious to other antivirus software installed on your PC. In this case, they might block McAfee due to rising suspicions over its actions.

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How to remove conflicting applications?

In this article, we will discuss the steps to resolve such issues. If you face a similar program with your McAfee antivirus that you installed via mcafee.com/activate, then follow the instructions given below:

1.   Check the list of incompatible Antivirus applications installed on your PC.

2.     If you find any such application, then immediately remove the application using the “Control Panel” Window.  

3.   If you believe, other programs are causing the issue instead of antivirus installed on your PC, you need to contact the technical support for expert counsel on the issue.   

4.     Remove any conflicting program that is active on your device

5.     Restart your PC or Mac

6.     Try to install or execute the McAfee antivirus program again

Standard App Removal Method

The majority of such conflicting programs installed on your PC or Mac, can be removed by following standard procedure by using “Add/Remove Program” for that operating system.  

1.   You can select “Add/Remove Program” option from the “Control Panel” tab. Click on the applications that you want to remove, and then click “uninstall”.

2.    Mac Users would simply “drag the app to the trash” to remove an application.

Please note that some applications are quite annoying when you try to remove them from your PC or Mac. In this case, contact the technical support unit of the company that manufactured the app and ask for guidance to remove it from your PC.

Besides, many app development companies provide “Removal” tool and guidance to help remove their product in the right manner. For instance: McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool (MCPR) to remove McAfee consumer products from your device. You can download the tool by visiting www.mcafee.com/activate.