In Avast Free Antivirus and Avast Premium Security you can set a password to protect access to the application and/or the application settings. This article explains how to protect Avast Antivirus with a password and how to regain access to your application if you forget your password.

Protect Avast Antivirus with a password
- Open Avast Antivirus and go to
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Menu ▸ Settings. - Ensure the General tab is selected, then click Password ▸ Create new password.
- Enter a password into the first box, then re-enter the password into the second box. Click Create new password.
- Select one of the following options:
- Require password to open Avast and access settings: Enables password protection for opening Avast Antivirus and accessing the application Settings.
- Protect access to Settings only: Enables password protection only for accessing Settings within Avast Antivirus.
Your password is set. Now when you attempt to access the password-protected areas, you are required to enter your password and click Enter.
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Menu ▸ Settings ▸ General ▸ Password, then click Change password or Remove password. 
Regaining access to Avast Antivirus without a password
If you are unable to remember your password, you can regain access to password-protected areas of Avast Antivirus by following the steps below:
- Start Windows in Safe Mode by following the steps in the article below:
- Uninstall Avast Antivirus and restart Windows in normal mode. We recommend referring to the following article for uninstallation instructions:
- Reinstall Avast Antivirus. For installation instructions, refer to the relevant article below according to your product version:
After reinstalling Avast Antivirus, you can access the application without a password. You can then set a new password.
In Avast One you can set a password to protect access to the application and/or the application settings. This article explains how to protect Avast One with a password and how to regain access to your application if you forget your password.
Protect Avast One with a password
- Open Avast One and click
Account in the left panel, then select Settings.
- Ensure that the General tab is selected.
- Scroll down to Protect application and settings and click the Create password button.
- Enter a password into the first box, then re-enter the password into the second box. Click Create.
- Select one of the following options:
- Protect access to Settings only: Enables password protection only for accessing Settings within Avast One.
- Protect access to all settings and complete application: Enables password protection for opening Avast One.
Your password is set. Now when you attempt to access the password-protected areas, you are required to enter your password and click Enter.



Regaining access to Avast One without a password
If you are unable to remember your password, you can regain access to password-protected areas of Avast One by following the steps below:
- Start Windows in Safe Mode by following the steps in the article below:
- Uninstall Avast One and restart Windows in normal mode. We recommend referring to the following article for uninstallation instructions:
- Reinstall Avast One. For installation instructions, refer to the following article below:
After reinstalling Avast One, you can access the application without a password. You can then set a new password.
- Avast Premium Security 22.x for Windows
- Avast Free Antivirus 22.x for Windows
- Avast One 22.x for Windows
- Microsoft Windows 11 Home / Pro / Enterprise / Education
- Microsoft Windows 10 Home / Pro / Enterprise / Education - 32 / 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 8.1 / Pro / Enterprise - 32 / 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 8 / Pro / Enterprise - 32 / 64-bit
- Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic / Home Premium / Professional / Enterprise / Ultimate - Service Pack 1 with Convenient Rollup Update, 32 / 64-bit
Updated on: 02/06/2022