How to Remove Avast Antivirus from Registry in Windows 7?

Posted in  windows | 2022-03-25

Fix: Can't Delete Avast Software Registry Key in Windows

Start the Registry Editor regedit.exe
Create the AVAST Software key under the WOW6432Node key below. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\ ...
Then, go to the following key in the Registry Editor and delete it: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AVAST Software.

How do I Remove Avast from my Registry?

Type regedit in the Windows Search bar and press Enter.
Navigate to this path: Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Avast Software.
Then rightclick on the Avast Software folder and delete it.
Go ahead and restart your computer again for the changes to take full effect.

How do I Completely Remove Avast from Windows 7?

Rightclick the Windows Start button and select Apps and Features from the menu that appears.
Ensure that Apps & features is selected in the left panel, then click Avast Free Antivirus, and select Uninstall.

How do I Force Avast to Uninstall?

Download avastclear.exe on your desktop.
Start Windows in Safe Mode.
Open execute the uninstall utility.
If you installed Avast in a different folder than the default, browse for it. Note: Be careful! The content of any folder you choose will be deleted!
Click REMOVE.
Restart your computer.

Can not Uninstall Avast?

Sometimes its not possible to uninstall Avast the standard way using the ADD/REMOVE PROGRAMS in control panel. In this case, you can use our uninstallation utility avastclear. If you installed Avast in a different folder than the default, browse for it.