How To Remove Avast From Windows 7

What To Do When Avast Won't Allow You Uninstall From Windows

Troubleshooting Avast Antivirus products

If your Avast Antivirus awarding features or components aren't working properly, or your application isn't updating as y'all wait, y'all tin repair your Avast installation, or check out our Avast Support site for general troubleshooting tips.

In some cases, you may need to completely uninstall and reinstall your Avast Antivirus product. You can uninstall Avast via Apps & Features settings on Windows 10, with a dedicated Avast uninstall utility — Avast Clear — or, via Control Prompt.

This commodity contains instructions on how to uninstall Avast Antivirus using Avast Articulate, then how to uninstall Avast Antivirus using the Command Prompt if Avast Articulate isn't successful.

Avast Clear can uninstall these electric current Avast Antivirus programs from your Windows PC:

Avast Premium Security
Avast Costless Antivirus

Uninstall Avast Antivirus using our Avast removal tool: Avast Clear

Avast Clear uses a separate window to bypass the normal Avast uninstaller setup. This ensures Avast removal even if yous receive the message that the "setup is already running." If yous tin can't uninstall using the standard method, using this dedicated Avast removal tool ensures that Avast tin can still be uninstalled.

Here'south how to uninstall Avast on Windows ten using Avast Clear:

Download the avastclear.exe uninstall utility and salvage it to a familiar folder on your PC (saved to Downloads folder by default).
Correct-click the file and select Run every bit administrator. If prompted for permissions, click Yes.
Click Yep in the Avast Clear dialog to start your PC in Safe Manner.
Select the folder containing your Avast program files, and select the Avast Antivirus product you lot desire to uninstall (the location and product are usually detected automatically). Click Uninstall.
Restart your computer.

For instructions on how to uninstall Avast with Avast Clear on Windows 7 and Windows 8, cheque out our Avast Back up guide.

How to uninstall Avast while "setup is already running"

You lot tin can't uninstall Avast in the standard way while the setup is already running — you need to stop the setup first, so uninstall via Avast Clear. The "setup is already running" dialog pops up if you attempt to uninstall Avast while virus definitions are updating in the background, or if you already started the removal process.

Here's how to stop the Avast setup and force Avast to uninstall:

Open Avast Antivirus and go to Menu > Settings > Troubleshooting. Untick Enable Self-Defense.
Hit Ctrl + Shift + Esc on your keyboard to open Task Director.
Select Avast Antivirus and click End job.
You tin now uninstall Avast Antivirus using Avast Clear.

Uninstall Avast using Command Prompt

Y'all can uninstall Avast using the Control Prompt if the Avast Articulate uninstaller doesn't work. We only recommend trying this method if uninstalling Avast with Avast Clear isn't successful.

Hither's how to uninstall Avast Antivirus using the Command Prompt on Windows 10:

Open File Explorer and become to c:\Programme Files\Avast Software\Avast\setup\, and then open the file Stats.ini.
Coil to Common, and blazon SilentUninstallEnabled=1. Salvage the changes.
Type cmd (Command Prompt) in the First bill of fare search bar, then click Run every bit administrator.
Type cd c:\Program Files\Avast Software\Avast\setup\ and hit Enter.
Type instup.exe /instop:uninstall /silent and striking Enter.

Tip: If uninstalling via Command Prompt doesn't work, disable Self-Defense settings in Avast Antivirus via Settings > Full general > Troubleshooting, and untick Enable Self-Defense. Then, try to uninstall via Command Prompt once more.

Source: https://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility

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