
That will upgrade the Standard User account to Administrator.
Repeat steps 12 and 13 for the two remaining McAfee applications.Select “Yes” when the User Account Control prompt asks you whether you want to let the “Settings” app make changes.įrom the ”Change Account Type” window, use the dropdown for the “Account Type” to pick “Administrator.” Press the “OK” button when you’re done.
Click Yes on the User Account Control dialogue box to begin the uninstall process. Click the Uninstall button for the application, and then click Uninstall on the confirmation dialog. Begin by uninstalling McAfee Endpoint Security Firewall. Type McAfee in the Apps & Features search bar. Click on the Apps item to view and manage installed applications. Open the Windows start menu and select the gear icon on the left to launch the Settings app. The folder viewed in step 4 should now be empty. Click OK once the removal tool finishes running, and then close the PowerShell window. \FrmInst.exe /forceuninstall (case-sensitive) and hit enter to launch the removal tool. You may need your computer's administrator username and password. Click Yes on the User Account Control dialog.
In the upper-left corner of the window, click the File menu and select Open Windows PowerShell, and then Open Windows PowerShell as administrator. Right-click on the file once it is found, and click Open File Location. In the search bar in upper-right corner of the This PC window, type FrmInst.exe and hit enter to search for the file. On the left side of the File Explorer window, click This PC. Launch File Explorer from the icon on the left side of the start menu. Note: If your computer is managed by UMass Amherst IT, do not attempt to remove the client on your own. The following are instructions designed to guide you through removing the Enterprise edition of McAfee Endpoint Security from self-managed, university-owned machines running Windows 10 only.