To turn off McAfee antivirus on a Windows computer, follow these steps:
- Click on the Start menu and select «Control Panel.»
- In the Control Panel, click on «System and Security» and then «Security Center.»
- In the Security Center, click on the «Virus and Threat Protection» section.
- In the Virus and Threat Protection window, click on «Manage Settings» under the «Virus and Threat Protection Settings» section.
- In the Virus and Threat Protection Settings window, scroll down to the «Exclusions» section and click on «Add or remove exclusions.»
- In the Exclusions window, click on «Add an exclusion» and select «Exclude a folder.»
- In the «Exclude a Folder» window, navigate to the folder where the McAfee antivirus program is installed (usually «C:\Program Files (x86)\McAfee» or «C:\Program Files\McAfee») and select the folder. Click on «Exclude this folder» to add the folder to the exclusions list.
- Repeat this process for any other McAfee folders that you want to exclude from the antivirus scans.
- Once you have added all the necessary folders to the exclusions list, click on «Apply» and then «OK» to save the changes.
- To completely turn off McAfee antivirus, you will need to disable the McAfee services