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Check-In: What Does the App Say? 1[833][631][3616]Open Avast and note what it shows in the main 1[833][631][3616]window or the subscription area. Symptom 1: "Free" or "Upgrade" 1[833][631][3616]Is Showing, Though You Paid Diagnosis: the app isn't linked 1[833][631][3616]to the subscription. Treatment 1 Open Avast and look for Sign 1[833][631][3616]in, My account or Activate names vary. 2 Sign in with 1[833][631][3616]the email used for the purchase. 3 If you have an 1[833][631][3616]activation code, choose Enter activation code and paste it exactly as 1[833][631][3616]written. 4 Restart Avast and check the plan. Symptom 2: 1[833][631][3616]"Not Activated" or "Activation Required" Diagnosis: no licence is attached, 1[833][631][3616]or it didn't sync. Treatment 1 Check your internet connection. 2 1[833][631][3616]Sign in to the Avast Account on the official website and 1[833][631][3616]confirm the subscription appears. 3 In the app, sign in again, 1[833][631][3616]or re-enter the code. 4 Restart the PC. Symptom 3: 1[833][631][3616]"Subscription Expired" Diagnosis: the end date has passed, or the 1[833][631][3616]renewal payment failed. Treatment 1 Open your Avast Account and read 1[833][631][3616]the end date. 2 If the plan expired, renew it, or 1[833][631][3616]confirm whether you bought a fixed-term licence. 3 If a payment 1[833][631][3616]failed, update the payment method where you bought it. 4 Sign 1[833][631][3616]in again on the device. Symptom 4: "Activation Code Not 1[833][631][3616]Valid" Diagnosis: a typo, a code for a different product, 1[833][631][3616]or a code already used. Treatment 1 Retype slowly, watching O 1[833][631][3616]and 0, and I and 1 2 Remove extra spaces. 3 1[833][631][3616]Check the product name on your order email. 4 If it 1[833][631][3616]says "already used", sign in to the account that redeemed it. 1[833][631][3616]Symptom 5: "Too Many Devices" Diagnosis: your plan's device 1[833][631][3616]limit is full. Treatment 1 Open your Avast Account and view 1[833][631][3616]the device list. 2 Remove a device you no longer use. 1[833][631][3616]3 Sign in again on the device you need. Symptom 1[833][631][3616]6: Preinstalled Trial on a New PC Diagnosis: the trial 1[833][631][3616]is running instead of your paid plan. Treatment 1 Sign in 1[833][631][3616]to your Avast Account. 2 Add the subscription or enter the 1[833][631][3616]code in the app. 3 If it still shows a trial, 1[833][631][3616]uninstall Avast, restart and install a fresh copy from your account. 1[833][631][3616]Symptom 7: Activation Keeps Failing for No Clear Reason 1[833][631][3616]Diagnosis: a damaged install or a conflict. Treatment 1 Install pending 1[833][631][3616]Windows updates and restart. 2 Uninstall Avast using the official Avast 1[833][631][3616]Clear uninstall utility from the Avast site, and restart. 3 Make 1[833][631][3616]sure no other antivirus is installed. 4 Download a fresh installer 1[833][631][3616]from your account and run it as administrator. 5 Sign in 1[833][631][3616]or enter the code. After Treatment, Confirm The app 1[833][631][3616]shows your plan and days remaining Real-time protection is on Virus 1[833][631][3616]definitions are updated A quick scan completes The device appears in 1[833][631][3616]your Avast Account If You're Still Unwell Contact Avast 1[833][631][3616]support from the official site with your order number, the email 1[833][631][3616]used and the exact message you see. Know Your Renewal 1[833][631][3616]Avast plans often renew automatically. Check your account for the 1[833][631][3616]renewal date, and if you don't want to renew, turn off 1[833][631][3616]auto-renewal where you bought it and save the proof. Scam 1[833][631][3616]warning: pop-ups or calls telling you to ring a number to 1[833][631][3616]"fix" Avast activation, or asking for remote access, are scams. Activation 1[833][631][3616]only needs your account or code. Quick Answers Do 1[833][631][3616]I need an Avast Account? It's the most reliable way to 1[833][631][3616]keep a licence linked. Will reinstalling lose my subscription? No. 1[833][631][3616]Your subscription lives in your account. Why did it deactivate 1[833][631][3616]after a PC change? The licence was probably tied to the 1[833][631][3616]old device, or the device limit was full. Symptom, Diagnosis, 1[833][631][3616]Treatment Find your symptom, apply its treatment and confirm. Avast 1[833][631][3616]will be activated again.