How to Turn Off McAfee/Activate Firewall in Windows 10 and Mac

How to Turn Off McAfee Firewall in Windows 10 and Mac

 

McAfee/Activate antivirus provides excellent security to your system. But if you are using McAfee Live Console causes it may cause a problem for you to add your printer. It may also not showing your printer, even though you have added it to your personal network. There may be various reasons you may feel to turn off McAfee/Activate firewall. It could be because you are downloading a new game and you don’t want your Antivirus to forfeit the downloading process or the same could happen in case of software setup. You might have a question that “How to Turn Off McAfee/Activate Firewall in Windows 10”. 

 

 

Therefore You are going to learn and get a solution in the below section. The followings topics we are covering for you are:

1.     How to turn off McAfee/Actiavte firewall on MAC and Preset the Turn On/Off time.

2.     Howto turn off McAfee firewall in windows 10 and Preset the Turn On/Off time.

3.     How to turn off McAfee/Activate firewall in windows 7 and Preset the Turn On/Off time.

4.     How to resolve the McAfee restricts printer operations.

Here are some easy steps to follow. So, you can turn off McAfee Firewall Live Console and download whatever software, program or games you want to download. The following steps for the solutions are:

 

 

Solution 1

 

Use McAfee Live Console on MAC

·       Go to your McAfee Live Console application.

·       Access the application and select the Settings gear and a drop list will appear.

 

(provided on the right-side corner of the app window)

 

·       Select the Real-time Settings options from the drop list and a new window will open.

·       Locate a Lock logo on the Real-time Setting window and click on it.

·       The application will ask for your authorization.

·       Enter the credentials properly.

·       Now again select the settings gear and locate the firewall on setting drop list.

·       Select the Firewall option from the settings drop list and a firewall window will appear.

·       You use the toggle switch and turn off McAfee Firewall.

·       Now, you can close the window.

 

(you can see a caution message regarding that your McAfee Firewall is closed)

 

Now you can download the software, you want to install without any problem from McAfee Antivirus. But make ensure your default Microsoft Window Defender is ON in Window, in background.

 

Solution 2

 

Use McAfee Live Console on Windows 10 and 7

·       Go to your McAfee Live Console application.

·       Access the application and click on the Settings gear and a drop list will appear.

 

(provided on the right-side corner of the app window)

 

·       Select the Firewall option from the settings drop list and a firewall window will appear.

·       You have to choose to turn off McAfee Firewall.

·       When on click on Turn Off button, a separate firewall window will open

·       Now, you can choose and preset the Turn-On time of the McAfee firewall.

Note: It is a temporary turn off mode in which you can turn off McAfee Firewall for 15 min interval up to 90 minutes or you can choose Never option also. But in that condition, you have to make sure to enable it after desired setup installation)

 

Solution 3

 

Add Printer on System Preferences

Sometimes when you McAfee Console on your MAC system, it restricts your access to your printer. Even if you have connected your printer on your private network but due to issues in McAfee application you can’t able to take prints. Follow simple steps to resolve it:

 

·       Click on the Apple icon on your MAC system window and a pull-up panel will appear.

·       Select the System Preferences option from the pull-up panel.

·       Locate the Printer & Scanner Devices option and access it.

·       A separate window for Printer & Scanner Devices will appear.

·       You’ll see a (+) sign, click on it. But you’ll get to know that there is no printer added to your system.

·       Now, Access McAfee App again.

·       Go to Settings Gear and access it.

·       Select the firewall option again, but this time you have to change the network settings.

·       When the Firewall window will appear, you’ll see the text “Type: Public”.

·       Alter the type from public mode to Work mode.

·       Now, Access System Preferences once again.

·       Get into Printer & Scanner Devices and when the window will appear.

·       Select on (+) sign, now you’ll see your printer name on the list.

·       Select your printer and Close all the windows. Your system will automatically save the changes.

Now, you get to know How to Turn Off McAfee Firewall in Windows 10 and MAC. You can even preset the Turn On/Off time of the McAfee application. But What’s important is to enable the McAfee application manually, with the same process as you turn it off. If you feel any issue about turn off McAfee Firewall, you can visit our website and check the blogs about other McAfee products and Contact us via call. Our services are available- 24×7.