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How To Uninstall Avira Free Antivirus?

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Have you convinced yourself to uninstall Avira Free Antivirus from your Windows computer?
In the guide, we reveal in detail how to do it with quick screenshots.

There are two procedures: manual (not recommended) and automatic (fast).

How to Uninstall Avira Free Antivirus manually?

To start, this tool is marketed by Avira GmbH, with the official website http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus . The installer is approximately 211.25 Mb for the Avira Free Antivirus version 15.0.15.129 and in plain English is an antivirus.

Steps to Uninstall Avira Antivirus on Windows

  1. Click on the control panel.
  2. For Windows 8, go with the arrow in the lower right corner of the desk, scroll up and click Settings and then Change PC settings.
  3. For Windows 7 or earlier, move to Start and then Control Panel.
  4. With Windows 10, right-click on Start and then Control Panel.

Move to Uninstall a program and you will have a list of programs to choose from. Right-click on Avira Free Antivirus and continue with uninstallation.

Now, you just have to follow the wizard and in a few minutes. You will have removed Avira Free Antivirus.

But it’s not over! To uninstall well, open the registry editor:

  • For Windows 8, press WIN + R and type regedit.exe
  • On Windows 7 or older, move to Start, Run and type regedit
  • With Windows 10, move into the start search box and type regedit

Now, press Edit> Find> Avira Free Antivirus and delete all the equalities presented, with particular care not to make mistakes.

Unfortunately, this method is often not enough, because many tools save data in paths that the Microsoft Windows basic uninstaller does not consider removing.

This data slowly attacks various Gb and your HDD will fill up visibly without being able to empty it.

If you wish not to suffer all this, you should delete all the files added by Avira Free Antivirus, including those present in the registry.

By practicing these actions manually you would risk eliminating indispensable files or registry data which, if not present, lead to the crash of Windows and serious unwanted problems.

Uninstall Avira Free Antivirus Automatically in Total Safety?

There are several specialized software that is able to automatically delete the inconspicuous data and the registry keys of Avira Free Antivirus, the well-known antivirus, and not risking to delete the indispensable data.

Having an intuitive and affordable presentation, allows you to save a lot of time and not risk Windows working properly.