How to Uninstall Avast Antivirus

Want to look for effective ways to uninstall Avast Antivirus? Encounter difficulties in uninstalling it? Can’t normally uninstall it via Windows Add or Remove Programs? Always receive error messages when uninstalling it? Don’t worry, please read the post carefully and follow the guide to completely uninstall it.

Problems you may encounter when uninstalling Avast Antivirus

Receiving error message dialog box when uninstalling Avast Antivirus

Cannot find the program in the list of installed programs

Cannot find the Uninstall/Remove button when uninstalling the program

How to uninstall Avast Antivirus from computer?

Step1. Uninstall Avast Antivirus via Control Panel.

1) Go to Start > Control Panel > Uninstall a program /Add or Remove Programs.

2) Look for the target program and then click Uninstall to remove it.

Step2. Show hidden files and folders.

For Windows 7/Vista/8: Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Folder Options > View.

For Windows XP: Start > Control Panel > Appearance and Themes > Folder Options > View.

Tick Show hidden files, folders, and drives, uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).

Click Apply > OK button

Step3. Delete associated files and folders.

C:\Program Files\Avast Antivirus

C:\Program Data\Avast Antivirus

C:\Users\User Name\My Documents\Avast Antivirus

Step4. Delete Avast Antivirus registry entries.

For Windows 7/Vista user, click Start button, Type regedit > Enter

For Windows XP user, click Start > Run, type regedit > OK button.

For Windows 8/10 user, Right-click Start > Run. Type regedit > OK button

If you still have problems in uninstalling Avast Antivirus, don’t hesitate to run an automatic uninstall tool to forcibly uninstall it.