

In some cases, you may need to open the program and disable it using the program's menus.

Once the antivirus icon is located, right-click the icon and select Disable, Stop, Shut down, or something similar.McAfee, Norton, AVG, Kaspersky, and Webroot examples. Below are examples of how the antivirus program icon may look. Locate the antivirus protection program icon in the Windows notification area.For help with uninstalling an antivirus, see: How to remove or uninstall an antivirus program.
