For all those people still running XP and Microsoft Security Essential you must uninstall Security Essential or your computer will crash!!
If you have not yet done this and have the little red house in the bottom right of your screen beware!!
If you have lost access to your computer and it freezes at the log in screen your will need to push and hold the power switch until the computer turns off.
Not turn it back on and tap the F8 button and select to boot into safe mode.
Login with admin account click Start in the bottom left of your screen
Then click Control Panel (if you see Switch to Classic View on the blue area on the left please click on this)
You should now dbl click on the Administrative Tools
Under this new screen please dbl click on the Services icon
On the list that appears please find Microsoft Antimalware Service.
Now dbl click on this service and in the middle you will see Startup Type click on the drop down and change it to Disabled now click the Stop followed by the OK
Restart your computer and login as normal. Then go to the Control Panel and Add and Remove programs and select Microsoft Security Essential, select and click remove then uninstall and finish.
Your system will be back to normal.
Thanks Microsoft for this little bomb!!!
If you have not yet done this and have the little red house in the bottom right of your screen beware!!
If you have lost access to your computer and it freezes at the log in screen your will need to push and hold the power switch until the computer turns off.
Not turn it back on and tap the F8 button and select to boot into safe mode.
Login with admin account click Start in the bottom left of your screen
Then click Control Panel (if you see Switch to Classic View on the blue area on the left please click on this)
You should now dbl click on the Administrative Tools
Under this new screen please dbl click on the Services icon
On the list that appears please find Microsoft Antimalware Service.
Now dbl click on this service and in the middle you will see Startup Type click on the drop down and change it to Disabled now click the Stop followed by the OK
Restart your computer and login as normal. Then go to the Control Panel and Add and Remove programs and select Microsoft Security Essential, select and click remove then uninstall and finish.
Your system will be back to normal.
Thanks Microsoft for this little bomb!!!