How To Renew McAfee Antivirus In Windows 10?

samparker
3 min readFeb 2, 2021

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IIf you have been using an antivirus software to protect your computer, you must know how to renew McAfee antivirus. It will help you get a new antivirus protection by renewing your McAfee update. If you have no clue how to do so, this article can help you.

There are different antivirus packages in the market that provides the best protection for your computer from virus and other spyware. McAfee is among the best brand that is globally renowned for offering the best quality features in the antivirus software. It also gives complete security against all form of spyware threats. The powerful antivirus scanning of McAfee removes all the harmful threats in your system and improve system performance.

How to renew McAfee antivirus can be done by following few steps.

First of all, you need to sign-up in their website, to receive their email communication. For this purpose, you need to visit the www.McAfee.com/activate You can select the option of “Sign-up now” or” renewal”. When you successfully sign-up in their website, you will receive a confirmation email with further instructions on how to proceed.

If you want to renew your McAfee antivirus, you should first go to the main menu of your antivirus program, and then click on “Network” tab. Then enter the details regarding your existing subscription. For this purpose, it is better to enter the same information, in order to ensure accurate process. For instance, if you have just signed-up for a 1 open McAfee subscription, and want to change to a 2 open McAfee subscription, just click on the “manage subscription” link to access the advanced features of your McAfee antivirus.

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Now, the next step of renewing McAfee antivirus is to activate your account, by clicking on the “activated” or “run” link that is shown on your antivirus program interface. You can easily do this by clicking on “Tool” icon that is available on your desktop or taskbar. Once you have activated your account, you can easily go to the “Subscription Information” page. You can now enter your email address, to confirm the subscription. In order to get your McAfee antivirus activation results, it is better to check your email, at least once a day.

The next step is to find the product key, that is provided by your antivirus provider. Usually, it is in a text file that you can save and carry with you. After you have found the product key, you will have to enter the code in the box, as given on the popup window. You can also copy the whole number to the clipboard, in order to confirm the email as received, in case you receive some spam messages while trying to renew McAfee subscription.

Finally, if you receive an email from Microsoft that asks you to renew McAfee antivirus, you should follow the instructions given in that email. Once you have received the email, you will be asked to download and install McAfee Premium. You will also be asked to click on the Download button, so that you can run the program to scan your computer and see if there are any infections. If the program finds any infections, you will be asked to press on the Repair button, in order to reinstall the McAfee application. Once you have successfully completed all these steps, you will have to close all other applications like Word, Outlook, MSN and other programs that were running.

If you have successfully renewed your antivirus policy, you should not receive further spam messages from Microsoft stating that your McAfee account is currently “up for renewal”. In case you receive such notifications, you should ignore them and look for the activation email in your mailbox. Follow the above mentioned instructions, in order to have uninterrupted protection from spyware threats, and keep McAfee running at its optimal level.

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samparker
samparker

Written by samparker

IT expert having deep knowledge about PC antivirus products. Mainly researching and writing blogs.

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