- #Uninstalling avast antivirus windows 8#
- #Uninstalling avast antivirus free#
- #Uninstalling avast antivirus windows#
#Uninstalling avast antivirus windows#
The forum said I should be able to activate Defender (is McAfee : Windows Defender :: McAfee Firewall : Windows Firewall?) and even have that render Avast et al unnecessary, but it looks like I have no option to activate Windows Defender as far as I can tell. I have McAfee Firewall active, but I can't activate Windows Firewall to replace it. So all that remains for the uninstall is to use that uninstall file from my computer, is that correct? After which, I then go into Avast and click "turn off Passive Mode" to complete the switching process?īut before I uninstall, do I need to do anything else in preparation? Is it really just that straightforward? Should I do anything afterward, or is that it?Īnother specific thing that confuses me is that it doesn't appear as if there will be any replacement for the firewall if I activate Avast and deactivate McAfee.
#Uninstalling avast antivirus windows 8#
I downloaded and installed Avast (which tells me it's presently in "passive mode" until I uninstall McAfee so it can take over without the two-simultaneous-programs issue) and I intend to uninstall McAfee now so I can fully activate Avast, but I just wanted to make sure I'm doing this correctly, as I have little computer knowledge.įirst, since it seems not recommended to use the regular uninstall program option from my computer, I followed this link to uninstall McAfee:Īnd then clicked the Windows 8 option here: If so, I am still not quite certain how the switching process works. So my first question is: is recommending Avast over McAfee still accurate advice as of 2017?
#Uninstalling avast antivirus free#
People comfortably recommend Avast Free among other similar programs, so I'd like to go with that one since I've seen that on computers in the past. But given that everything seems to be functioning ok as ever, I searched for "Is McAfee necessary?" and found this site's incredible discussion.but it looks it is from 2013.įrom what I can tell, people don't recommend paying for McAfee's renewal, and even getting rid of the program altogether for its sluggishness and so on, which this whole time I had thought was just part of it(!). My Windows 8 came with a McAfee subscription, which recently ended, so I wasn't sure what to do, but it appears as if nothing has changed-under the Action Center's Security list, everything seems to be "on" or "ok" except for "Network Access Protection," which says, "Network Access Protection Agent service is not running," but there's nothing clickable to turn this option on, so I don't know what the solution there is or if any is necessary.
Hello, I hope you're well! I wanted to check with current thoughts on the process of switching from McAfee to Avast.
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