Does Norton Interfere with Windows 10 Update?.

A/V programs worm their way pretty deeply into the OS, and it turned out that BDF required its own uninstaller to remove enough of the software to allow System Restore to work properly. I used to run BitDefenderFree for my A/V, but it interfered with Windows System Restore. Since my initial post, I have confirmed the same Norton behaviour on another computer. Member 1Dx4me complained about McAfee Uninstall, but I found that it worked, if somewhat slowly, with warnings. I was quite annoyed that I was almost immediately offered a Reinstall option, and less-aware users would probably fall for it. Yes, in theory, running Uninstall from within Windows should do the trick, but some programs are becoming resistant to simple methods, hence my use of the Norton RnR utility, which was touted as the best solution. I had the same problems probably 30-35 years ago I think at the time work under Central Point, so I banned forever, I like when I decide to uninstall a program is forever because doesn't work for me.

i haven't read the windows terms/agreement but this is a betray of customer trust, IMO. Yeah, same thing here with McAfee in my newly acquired laptop! i uninstalled it through windows add/uninstall app and everything went just fine but when i went and checked the programfiles, there it was, the full folder windows would not allow me to delete the entire folder so i had to delete almost every file content individually.

I have had a long and successful history with Norton, but it seems that they are now being too 'helpful', to take the most favourable interpretation of recent policies. I declined, of course, and found the Norton Download Manager had appeared in my Startup list. The next day, however, I was presented with a Norton dialogue box that gave the option to 'Install the latest version'. Selecting the 'Remove Only' option, the process completed quite quickly and I then initiated Windows Security and thought all was well.

Wishing to rely on Windows Security, I decided to uninstall Norton before my subscription came up for renewal, so I downloaded the Norton Remove and Reinstall tool.

Reinstall norton after uninstall