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McAfee Endpoint Assistant on Windows Pc

Developed By: McAfee LLC

License: Free

Rating: 4,4/5 - 417 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	2.2.152
Size	1.5 MB
Release Date	January 26, 18
Category	Productivity Apps
App Permissions: Required to be able to access the camera device. [see more (7)]
What's New: • McAfee Rebranding• Light / dark UI theme switcher• Minor fixes and improvements [see more]
Description from Developer: McAfee Endpoint Assistant (MEA) is a free business application that works in conjunction with: • McAfee Drive Encryption 7.1+ • McAfee File and Removable Media Protection 5.0+ Pl... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download McAfee Endpoint Assistant and install on Windows PC. McAfee Endpoint Assistant is free Productivity app, developed by McAfee LLC. Latest version of McAfee Endpoint Assistant is 2.2.152, was released on 2018-01-26 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of McAfee Endpoint Assistant is 4,4. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 417 users, 37 users had rated it 5*, 300 users had rated it 1*.

How to install McAfee Endpoint Assistant on Windows?

Instruction on how to install McAfee Endpoint Assistant on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install McAfee Endpoint Assistant on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install McAfee Endpoint Assistant using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "McAfee Endpoint Assistant" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install McAfee Endpoint Assistant on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "McAfee Endpoint Assistant" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.2.152.

Download McAfee Endpoint Assistant 2.2.152 on Windows PC – 1.5 MB

McAfee Endpoint Assistant (MEA) is a free business application that works in conjunction with:
• McAfee Drive Encryption 7.1+
• McAfee File and Removable Media Protection 5.0+

Please check with your IT department for applicability. You can refer to KB85917 for the latest information.

MEA with McAfee Drive Encryption (MDE)
McAfee Endpoint Assistant simplifies the process of recovering a forgotten credential for a PC encrypted with MDE.

MEA with McAfee File and Removable Media Protection (FRP)
McAfee Endpoint Assistant allows users to securely access encrypted files (FRP encrypted files) on their mobile device.

This application requires the following permissions:
Privacy:
• Take pictures and videos
• Application scans QR codes displayed on the PC using camera
• Modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
• Application needs to store registration data in a secure database

Network Communication: (required starting MEA 2.0)
• Access Internet
• To communicate with your organization’s server (Conduit Server/ePO)
• Access network state
• Perform checks before communicating with your organization’s server (Conduit Server/ePO)
• Get notification when device is restarted
• To resume SYNC with your organization’s server (Conduit Server/ePO)

Phone Status (required starting MEA 2.1)
• Device ID
• Required to uniquely identify the device for local database protection

McAfee Endpoint Assistant supports Android 4.1 and later

• McAfee Rebranding
• Light / dark UI theme switcher
• Minor fixes and improvements

Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.