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I have here a Lenovo laptop and its OS is Windows 7. Now I don't have any antivirus since my last reformat because it is quite expensive and I still get lots of viruses in Windows. Anyways, I have had downloaded a McAfee free antivirus, and just let it work on my laptop until this day that it disable detection of USBs! I don't have any idea how did it happened. Was this because of some other reasons? or is it because of McAfee setting disable USB? Thanks!
How to fixed this MCafee disabling my USB
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Hi, Which McAfee Antivirus Software did you installed in your laptop? Because the only thing that might block the detection of your USB is if you also install McAfee Endpoint Encryption Manager.Â
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If in any case it has Endpoint Encryption Manager:Â
1) Open Endpoint Encryption ManagerÂ
2) Click the Devices Tab in the Left-paneÂ
3) Look for the Computer object, Right click and then select propertiesÂ
4) Choose General Tab in the left-paneÂ
5) Make sure that the Always Enable preboot USB support (auto otherwise) is not selected.Â
6) Click Apply and Ok.
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If in any case, this won't resolve the issue try visiting McAfee website and look for their knowledge base.
How to fixed this MCafee disabling my USB
I’m not sure if there is a free McAfee antivirus because this is a commercial software and I haven’t seen one that they offered for free. They have trial versions but it is not totally free because it will disable itself once the trial period has expired and I think this is the one you installed.
If your McAfee antivirus has now disabled USB scanning, it is probably because the trial period is running out. If you want to install a free antivirus, try Avast Free Antivirus. It supports Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8.x, and Windows 10. It requires 256 MB RAM and 1.5 GB free space. For Mac users, download Avast Security for Mac.
Another antivirus you can try is Avira Free Antivirus. It supports Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.x, and Windows 10. It requires 2 GB RAM and 2 GB free space.
