can't turn off mcafee

[jujumo68]

i'm trying to turn off auto renew on McAfee and since i apparently got it from you, hp holds

the key

[BeemerBiker]

Do you want to uninstall it and go with windows 11 defender?  If so, then

Download the McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool.

For removing antivirus advertisements, McAfee makes it hard

Antivirus, security, backup, and utility vendors

These are useful candidates for a troubleshooting catalog because they run background services and commonly have their own notification systems. 

Vendor                              advertising behavior                                                        Known solution

Avast Antivirus / Avast One	Offers for other Avast products and third-party products	Open Settings → General → Notifications; enable Silent mode if desired and untick the promotional offer options. Avast Support
AVG AntiVirus / AVG TuneUp	Upgrade offers and third-party product promotions	Settings → General → Notifications; disable offers and app-usage sharing for promotions. AVG support
Norton 360	Promotional notifications for other Norton products and services	Settings → Notifications → turn off Send me promotional notifications. Keep essential security alerts enabled. Norton Support
McAfee	Renewal reminders, upgrade offers, and other product prompts are worth investigating	Check the product's notification and general settings for promotional or informational alerts; options vary by version.
Acronis True Image	License, subscription, trial, or upgrade-related prompts are worth investigating; not every notification is an advertisement	Check the installed version's settings and license status. I couldn't verify a universal, official setting that disables all promotional popups.
DVDFab	Reported candidate for promotional messages and upgrade prompts, depending on the installed product and version	Check its preferences for update/news notifications and startup behavior. I couldn't verify a universal official procedure that stops all promotional popups.
Avast Cleanup / Driver Updater	Upgrade prompts and offers for other products	Disable offer sharing in the product's privacy settings, and turn off unwanted notifications. Avast Support
Norton utilities	Product recommendations and special offers, depending on the installed product	Disable promotional notifications where available; some notification controls are temporary rather than permanent. Norton Support