Instructions to Temporarily Disable McAfee Virus Protection:

The McAfee security suite is one of the reliable software that is specifically known for its high-quality protection and best performance. The software safeguards your critical data and business computers from cyber-attacks like a virus, malware etc. The security suite enables to scan every particular file for the potential threats to your PC and laptops; it also restricts the files that contain malicious code. Most of the time, McAfee could also restrict the legitimate, clean file if it finds any threat of virus or other malicious presence on the file. This is usually called a false positive. Here, if you want to work with the restricted file or it is it contains your important data then you can disable the McAfee security suite temporarily.

McAfee resumes real-time virus protections after a particular period of time automatically.  However, the procedure of disabling the McAfee is not such an easy task as its sound, you need to be very careful while attempting the process. Here, you can consult our support service, where we work with high-end solutions to deliver the McAfee Antivirus support on your desk. Furthermore, you can also perform the process on your own, but make sure that you perform each and every step perfectly. 

Following are the steps to disable the McAfee virus protection temporarily:

• Begin by double-clicking the “McAfee” icon in the system tray in order to launch the McAfee control panel.   
• Now, in the top-right corner of the McAfee window, you need to click the "Navigation" link window to view the Navigation Center.
• In the next step, you have to hit the “Real-Time Scanning” link in order to view the antivirus option.  
• Afterward, you have to click the "Turn off" button in order to lunch the “Turn Off” window.
• Further, in the “When Do You Want to Resume Real-Time Scanning”, you have to choose the drop-down box. Now, you can easily choose to resume in 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes, or resume whenever you want to restart your computer. In case you choose “Never” the virus protection feature would not work then until you allow it to work manually.  
• In the next step, you would require to click the "Turn Off" button to simply turn off the protection. The "Your Computer Is At Risk" warning would display instantly showing that virus protection is not enabled. 
• Eventually, you have to hit the “Done” button and then close the McAfee control panel.   

The above-stated steps are simple to work on and easy to perform, in case you come across any kind of problem or issues while performing such steps, feel free to contact our support desk through McAfee Antivirus support number (800)-208-2590 that is offered in order to deliver instant support to the McAfee customers or as a user you can also surf our website to clarify your doubts or any sort of query.