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Uninstalling Webroot Antivirus

Summary:

You can remove Carbonite from your computer by uninstalling it. If you uninstall Webroot, your computer will no longer be protected with malware or virus scans.

This article applies to:

Carbonite Plans Products Platforms
Basic, Plus, Prime, Core, Power and Ultimate (Not sure?) Webroot SecureAnywhere and Webroot Business Endpoint Protection (Not sure?) Windows - View the Mac article

Solution:

The sections below are collapsible. Click the section below that matches your operating system.

Windows 10

  1. Click Start, or the Windows icon
  2. In the Search field, type "appwiz.cpl".
  3. Click appwiz.cpl.
    appwiz.cpl
  4. Select the Webroot SecureAnywhere and click Uninstall.
    Uninstall Webroot
  5. Click Yes.
    Yes
  6. Enter the requested characters and click Continue.
    Continue
  7. Optional: In the pop-up select the reason for uninstalling and provide additional comments and click Send.
    Webroot Survey Send

Webroot is now removed from your PC.

Windows 8

  1. Click Start, or the Windows icon.
  2. In the Search field, type "appwiz.cpl".
  3. Click appwiz.cpl.
    appwiz.cpl
  4. Select the Webroot SecureAnywhere line item and then click Uninstall.
    Uninstall Webroot
  5. Click Yes.
    Yes
  6. Enter the request characters and click Continue.
    Continue
  7. Optional: In the pop-up, select the reason for uninstalling and provide additional comments and click Send.
    Webroot Survey Send

Webroot is now removed from your PC.

Windows Vista/Windows 7

  1. Click Start, or the Windows icon.
  2. In the Search field, type "appwiz.cpl" (without quotes), then press Enter on your keyboard.
  3. Click appwiz.cpl.
    appwiz.cpl
  4. Select the Webroot SecureAnywhere line item and then click Uninstall.
    Uninstall Webroot
  5. Click Yes.
    Yes
  6. Enter the request characters and click Continue.
    Continue
  7. Optional: In the pop-up, select the reason for uninstalling and provide additional comments and click Send.
    Webroot Survey Send

Webroot is now removed from your PC.

Note: If you plan to reinstall Webroot, restart your computer after you uninstall it from your computer. After the computer is restarted, please reference the applicable article below:

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