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How to Install McAfee Small Business Security from Dell

Summary: This article covers how to download and install McAfee Small Business Security that is purchased from Dell.

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Instructions

Affected Products:

McAfee Small Business Security

A McAfee Small Business Security subscription can be purchased with a Dell consumer or commercial computer.

Note: For more information about changing your McAfee subscription, reference How to Cancel or Renew your McAfee Subscription Purchased at Dell.

Click either New Setup or Reinstall for the appropriate installation directions.

Warning: These steps are intended for customers who have never activated McAfee Small Business Security. Reference the Reinstall section if you previously registered an account with McAfee.

McAfee Small Business Security may be preinstalled with your Dell computer. To confirm if the product is preinstalled, click Show hidden icons and then locate the McAfee Small Business Security - PC Security icon.

McAfee Small Business - PC Security icon
Figure 1: McAfee Small Business - PC Security icon

Click either Preinstalled or Not Installed for the appropriate setup instructions.

 

To setup the product:

  1. In the Windows Notification Area, click Show hidden icons and then double-click McAfee Small Business - PC Security.

McAfee Small Business - PC Security icon
Figure 2: McAfee Small Business - PC Security icon

  1. In the product user interface (UI), click Set up.

Set up button
Figure 3: Set up button

  1. Accept the McAfee End User License Agreement.

McAfee End User License Agreement
Figure 4: McAfee End User License Agreement

  1. Populate an Email to associate to the McAfee Small Business Security subscription and then click Continue.

McAfee Small Business Security prompting for an email address
Figure 5: McAfee Small Business Security prompting for an email address

  1. Click Create Password.

Create Password
Figure 6: Create Password

Note: If the Email (Step 4) already has a McAfee account, the UI requests the account’s password instead of creating a password.
  1. On password creation, click OK.

McAfee confirming password creation
Figure 7: McAfee confirming password creation

 

To install the product:

  1. In the Windows Start Menu, search and then click Dell Digital Delivery.

Dell Digital Delivery
Figure 8: Dell Digital Delivery

Note:
  1. In the user interface (UI), click Download.

Download option for McAfee Small Business in Dell Digital Delivery.
Figure 9: Download option for McAfee Small Business in Dell Digital Delivery

Note:
  1. In the Windows Notification Area, click Show hidden icons and then double-click McAfee Small Business - PC Security.

McAfee Small Business - PC Security icon
Figure 10: McAfee Small Business - PC Security icon

  1. In the product UI, click Set up.

Set up button
Figure 11: Set up button

  1. Accept the McAfee End User License Agreement.

McAfee End User License Agreement
Figure 12: McAfee End User License Agreement

  1. Populate an Email to associate to the McAfee Small Business Security subscription and then click Continue.

McAfee Small Business Security prompting for an email address
Figure 13: McAfee Small Business Security prompting for an email address

  1. Click Create Password.

Create Password
Figure 14: Create Password button

Note: If the Email (Step 6) already has a McAfee account, the UI requests the account's password instead of creating a password.
  1. On password creation, click OK.

McAfee confirming password creation
Figure 15: McAfee confirming password creation

Note: An active McAfee Small Business Security subscription is required to install the product.

To install the product:

  1. Go to https://www.mcafee.com External Link.
  2. In the upper right, click Login.
  3. Sign in using your McAfee account.

McAfee sign in screen
Figure 16: McAfee sign in screen

Note:
  • A McAfee account is generated during the initial setup of a McAfee subscription.
  • For issues accessing your McAfee account:
    • Validate the email that is used is tied to a McAfee subscription.
    • To protect your privacy, Dell technical support is unable to validate the email used to setup the McAfee subscription. Contact the vendor directly for assistance at https://service.mcafee.com External Link.
  1. Click Downloads & devices.

McAfee downloads and devices
Figure 17: McAfee downloads and devices

  1. From the drop-down menu, select McAfee Small Business Security and then click Download.

McAfee Small Business Security download
Figure 18: McAfee Small Business Security download

  1. Click Agree and Download.

McAfee license agreement
Figure 19: McAfee license agreement

  1. On download, double-click McAfee_Installer_[BUILD NUMBER].exe.
Note: [BUILD NUMBER] = Serial Number
  1. In the installation wizard, click Install.

Install button
Figure 20: Install button

  1. On installation, click Done.

Installation confirmation
Figure 21: Installation confirmation

 
Article Properties
Article Number: 000193765
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 30 Nov 2022
Version:  17
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