To cancel McAfee, OR_(+1)-833 ((631)) 3616(USA/CA) sign in to your McAfee account at account.mcafee.com, 1[833][631][3616]open "My Account" and your subscription or auto-renewal settings, and turn 1[833][631][3616]off auto-renewal or choose cancel for each product. If McAfee came 1[833][631][3616]with a new PC, a retailer, an internet provider or an 1[833][631][3616]app store, cancel in that place instead. If you can't find 1[833][631][3616]the option, contact McAfee support with your order number and ask 1[833][631][3616]them to stop renewal and confirm in writing. Your protection keeps 1[833][631][3616]working until the paid term ends, and McAfee has typically offered 1[833][631][3616]a money-back window of about 30 days on eligible purchases, though 1[833][631][3616]terms vary. Uninstalling McAfee never stops a charge. Notice the 1[833][631][3616]plural in the headline: "ending subscriptions". McAfee sells a family of 1[833][631][3616]products, and it's common to have more than one, even if 1[833][631][3616]you only think of one. Cancelling the main protection doesn't touch 1[833][631][3616]a VPN or an identity service that is billed separately. So 1[833][631][3616]this guide is a roll call. Every McAfee product gets called 1[833][631][3616]by name, and each one answers three questions: do you have 1[833][631][3616]it, where is it billed and how do you end it? 1[833][631][3616]The Roll Call Sheet Product names, bundles and prices 1[833][631][3616]change over time, so treat these as categories and use your 1[833][631][3616]own receipt for exact names. Category Examples of what it 1[833][631][3616]does --------- 1 Core protection Antivirus, firewall, total protection suites 1[833][631][3616]2 VPN Private connection, such as Safe Connect 3 1[833][631][3616]Identity services Monitoring, alerts, data cleanup 4 Password or file 1[833][631][3616]tools Password manager, file shredder 5 Browser protection WebAdvisor-style extensions, 1[833][631][3616]usually free 6 Add-ons and support Device packs, premium support 1[833][631][3616]Before the Roll Call: Pull Your Records Search 1[833][631][3616]every inbox for "McAfee", "order", "receipt" and "renewal", including spam, then 1[833][631][3616]list every order: Order 1: product billed by renews 1[833][631][3616]Order 2: product billed by renews Order 3: product 1[833][631][3616]billed by renews No email? Your statement shows 1[833][631][3616]each charge's date and amount, and your bank can give you 1[833][631][3616]the merchant's name. Match each order to its biller. 1[833][631][3616]Receipt says Where to end it ------ McAfee or a 1[833][631][3616]payment partner account.mcafee.com Apple Settings your name "Subscriptions" Google 1[833][631][3616]Google Play Payments & subscriptions Subscriptions A retailer or provider 1[833][631][3616]Their account or customer service Pre-installed on a new PC 1[833][631][3616]account.mcafee.com with the email used to activate Apple purchases 1[833][631][3616]can't be canceled through a Windows browser, so use an Apple 1[833][631][3616]device or ask Apple Support to help. The Procedure for 1[833][631][3616]Every Product Use these steps each time a product answers 1[833][631][3616]"present". 1 Sign in at account.mcafee.com with the email used 1[833][631][3616]at purchase. Use "Forgot password" if needed. Try other emails if 1[833][631][3616]the list is empty. 2 Open "My Account" and your subscription 1[833][631][3616]or "Auto-renewal" settings. 3 Select the product. 4 Choose to turn 1[833][631][3616]off auto-renewal or cancel. 5 If a discount or warning appears 1[833][631][3616]and you want to leave, choose "No thanks" or "Continue". A 1[833][631][3616]discount only applies if you stay. 6 Confirm. 7 Refresh. The 1[833][631][3616]page should show "Expires on date" or "Auto-renewal: Off", with no 1[833][631][3616]next payment. 8 Save a screenshot and the confirmation email. 1[833][631][3616]Stuck? Contact McAfee support with your name, account email, order number 1[833][631][3616]and the last four digits of your card. Say: "Please turn 1[833][631][3616]off automatic renewal for each of my McAfee subscriptions and confirm 1[833][631][3616]in writing." The Roll Call 1 Core Protection 1[833][631][3616]Do you have it? Look for a plan named Total Protection, 1[833][631][3616]Antivirus, LiveSafe or similar. Where billed? Usually McAfee, a retailer or 1[833][631][3616]the PC maker. End it: use the procedure. Protection continues until 1[833][631][3616]the end date. Check: Windows Security is your free fallback. 1[833][631][3616]2 VPN Do you have it? Look for a separate 1[833][631][3616]VPN order, or a VPN item inside a bundle. Where billed? 1[833][631][3616]Often its own subscription. End it: use the procedure for the 1[833][631][3616]VPN item, then disconnect it on your devices. Check: a VPN's 1[833][631][3616]kill switch can block the internet if it stays on after 1[833][631][3616]the plan ends. Turn it off before you remove the app. 1[833][631][3616]3 Identity Services Do you have it? Look for 1[833][631][3616]identity monitoring, alerts or personal-data cleanup. Where billed? Often separate, sometimes 1[833][631][3616]inside a larger plan. End it: use the procedure, and remember 1[833][631][3616]that ending it stops monitoring. Check: change any passwords you rely 1[833][631][3616]on the service to track. 4 Password or File Tools 1[833][631][3616]Do you have it? Look for a password manager or 1[833][631][3616]file shredder. Where billed? Sometimes inside the main plan, sometimes separate. 1[833][631][3616]End it: use the procedure. Before it ends, export your saved 1[833][631][3616]passwords to a safe place. Check: don't lose your logins. 1[833][631][3616]5 Browser Protection Do you have it? A browser extension 1[833][631][3616]such as WebAdvisor. Where billed? Typically free. End it: nothing to 1[833][631][3616]cancel. Remove it from your browser's extension list if you wish. 1[833][631][3616]6 Add-Ons and Support Do you have it? Look 1[833][631][3616]for device packs or premium support. Where billed? Separate orders. End 1[833][631][3616]it: use the procedure for each. Roll Call Results 1[833][631][3616]Category Present? Ended? Proof saved? ------------ Core protection ☐ ☐ 1[833][631][3616]☐ VPN ☐ ☐ ☐ Identity ☐ ☐ ☐ 1[833][631][3616]Password or file tools ☐ ☐ ☐ Browser protection 1[833][631][3616]☐ ☐ ☐ Add-ons and support ☐ ☐ ☐ 1[833][631][3616]Avoiding Future Charges Put every renewal date in your 1[833][631][3616]calendar and check your statement on each Check other emails for 1[833][631][3616]a second McAfee account Check Apple and Google subscription lists Look 1[833][631][3616]for a pre-installed trial that converted Remove the stored card after 1[833][631][3616]every product shows renewal off Check your statement a month later 1[833][631][3616]If You Were Already Charged 1 Make sure the 1[833][631][3616]procedure is complete for that product. 2 Contact McAfee support or 1[833][631][3616]the seller or store with your order number, account email, and 1[833][631][3616]the date and amount of the charge. 3 Ask for a 1[833][631][3616]refund. About 30 days is typical, so act quickly. 4 Say: 1[833][631][3616]"I cancelled before this renewal. Please refund it and confirm in 1[833][631][3616]writing." 5 For Apple, use reportaproblem.apple.com. For Google Play, use your 1[833][631][3616]order history. 6 If no one responds, show your bank your 1[833][631][3616]receipt and cancellation proof. Scam Warning A message saying 1[833][631][3616]your McAfee renewal was processed and telling you to call a 1[833][631][3616]number is a scam. Real notices match an order you can 1[833][631][3616]find and never ask you to install remote-access software. Check your 1[833][631][3616]account yourself. After You Cancel McAfee protects you until 1[833][631][3616]the end date. Afterward, Windows Security is built in and free. 1[833][631][3616]Don't run two full antivirus programs at once. After the end 1[833][631][3616]date, remove McAfee, including any preinstalled copy, with "Settings Apps Installed 1[833][631][3616]apps" McAfee "Uninstall" restart, then check that Windows Security is on. 1[833][631][3616]Quick Answers Does uninstalling McAfee stop auto-renewal? No. Only 1[833][631][3616]the account, store or seller does. Does cancelling protection cancel 1[833][631][3616]my VPN? Not necessarily. They can be separate orders. Will 1[833][631][3616]I lose protection right away? No. It lasts until the end 1[833][631][3616]of the paid term. Can I turn renewal back on? 1[833][631][3616]Yes, from the same page before the term ends. Answer 1[833][631][3616]to Every Name Call each McAfee product by name, end 1[833][631][3616]the ones that answer and keep your proof for all of 1[833][631][3616]them.