Downloading and Installing MSE—for Free

Remember, MSE is a free program. Anyone can download it, and if your PC meets the requirements just stated, it will install and run on your system.

To download and install MSE, go to the Microsoft Security Essentials website, located at www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/. Click the Get It Now button and follow the onscreen instructions, as shown in Figure 1; when the download is finished, the installation should start automatically.

Figure 1. Installing Microsoft Security Essentials

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