McAfee VirusScan: Disable VShield (Windows)
If you've installed VirusScan and
need to run Scandisk or Disk
Defragmenter, or if you are installing
software that requires you to disable
anti-virus software, follow these
instructions.
- Right-click the VShield icon in the System Tray (in the lower-right corner
of your screen), as shown in the
following graphic:
- Click VirusScan Console.
- Right-click Access Protection and
choose Disable.
- Right-click On-Access Scanner and
choose Disable.
- After running Scandisk or Disk
Defragmenter, or after installing other
software, re-enable VShield by enabling
On-Access scanner and Access
Protection.
Last updated 2/14/14