
- #HOW TO UNINSTALL NORTON ON WINDOWS 10 COMPLETELY HOW TO#
- #HOW TO UNINSTALL NORTON ON WINDOWS 10 COMPLETELY INSTALL#
Now, you will see the Norton will initialize the uninstaller. Now you need to allow the start uninstall process to run by clicking Yes. At first, go to open your start menu, choose settings > next system > Apps & features.
#HOW TO UNINSTALL NORTON ON WINDOWS 10 COMPLETELY HOW TO#
I've had to fix several customer PC's that had Registry cleaner or "system mechanic" type programs run on them and had caused problems instead of "fixing" them. How to Uninstall Norton Security on Windows 10 Completely: 1. A caution editing the Registry - back up the registry before doing any editing as one wrong edit/deletion can cause the OS to crash.ĪDDED: Registry "cleaners" or "repair" programs claim they will remove fragments such as this but I'm not a fan of Registry cleaner programs and don't use or recommend them. A complete removal without using the Norton clean utility will require manually deleting any folders/files left over and editing the registry and removing any trace of "Norton" and "Symmantic" from the Registry.
#HOW TO UNINSTALL NORTON ON WINDOWS 10 COMPLETELY INSTALL#
Norton has a utility to "clean" your PC but I ran into many problems after I ran that on my PC tring to completely remove it - so many problems that ultimately I had to do a clean install (reformat the hard drive and reinstall everything) - although it wasn't a major problem as I was going to do the clean install anyway just caused me to do it sooner than I had planned. This protects you against viruses and scans for malware on.

Does Windows Defender remove viruses in Windows 10 Windows 10 (and the older 8.1) includes an antivirus tool called Windows Defender. On Windows 10, Microsoft Defender Antivirus is the default anti-malware solution to protect your computer and files from unwanted viruses, ransomware, spyware, and other forms of malware and hackers. However, a "complete" removal of all "fragments" of the program can be an issue. Under Current threats, select Quick scan (or in early versions of Windows 10, under Threat history, select Scan now).

If ZoneAlarm would have detected Norton or traces were still there it would have given you an error message and would not have installed. If you did the "orderly" uninstall from the Add/Remove software and then ZoneAlarm installed without a problem you are probably OK.
