Why can't WithSecure Elements Agent or Business Suite Client Security be installed simultaneously with F-Secure products (F-Secure SAFE, ID Protection<\/span> password manager \/ vault and FREEDOME<\/span>) on a computer? Both products were used to be able to be running at the same time on the device. Why is there now a compatibility issue to run them concurrently?\u00a0<\/p>\n Error when installing WithSecure product on a Windows computer that already has F-Secure installed (or vice versa): \u201cIncompatible application removal – Other applications on your computer are incompatible with F-Secure \/ WithSecure. The following applications will be removed:<\/em>"\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n WithSecure and F-Secure have de-merged and are now independent companies. WithSecure Elements Agent or Business Suite Client Security are not compatible with other anti-virus security software, such as F-Secure SAFE.\u00a0<\/p>\n F-Secure has discontinued the stand-alone versions of ID Protection and FREEDOME VPN, and they are\u00a0only bundled with the F-Secure application, which includes SAFE antivirus, ID Protection and FREEDOME VPN features all in one application.<\/p>\n Due to the fact that you cannot have two anti-virus applications installed at the same time, you can no longer install both WithSecure and F-Secure products on a Windows or Mac computer. During the installation of a WithSecure application, it will ask to uninstall the F-Secure application.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Why can’t WithSecure Elements Agent or Business Suite Client Security be installed simultaneously with F-Secure products (F-Secure SAFE, ID Protection password manager \/ vault and FREEDOME) on a computer? Both products were used to be able to be running at the same time on the device. Why is there now a compatibility issue to run them concurrently?\u00a0<\/p>\n Error when installing WithSecure product on a Windows computer that already has F-Secure installed: \u201cIncompatible application removal – Other appli<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","support_article_product":[104],"class_list":["post-4064","support_article","type-support_article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"source_foreign_id":"000012435","source_version":3,"source_system":"salesforce","source_date_updated":"2026-06-08 15:02:11","import_hash":"a655168dec1bce12ff1698d6a0964f4cf09878e1","vanilla_article_id":31317,"vanilla_url":"https:\/\/community.withsecure.com\/en\/kb\/articles\/31317-why-is-f-secure-application-incompatible-with-withsecure-elements-agent-or-business-suite-client-security","vanilla_kb_id":30,"vanilla_category_id":106,"machine_translated":false,"reactions_helpful_yes":0,"reactions_helpful_no":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/jp-ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article\/4064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/jp-ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/jp-ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/support_article"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/jp-ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"support_article_product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/support.withsecure.com\/jp-ja\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/support_article_product?post=4064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Resolution:<\/h3>\n