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Protecting Avast Antivirus and Avast One with a password

 

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.

This article is not related to your Avast Account password or Master Password for the Avast Passwords feature. For more information, refer to the following articles:
  • Restoring your Avast Account password
  • Avast Passwords - Frequently Asked Questions

Protect Avast Antivirus with a password

  1. Open Avast Antivirus and go to ☰ Menu ▸ Settings.
  2. Ensure the General tab is selected, then click Password ▸ Create new password.
  3. Enter a password into the first box, then re-enter the password into the second box. Click Create new password.
  4. 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.

To change or remove your password, go to ☰ 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:

  1. Start Windows in Safe Mode by following the steps in the article below:
    • Restarting Microsoft Windows in Safe Mode
  2. Uninstall Avast Antivirus and restart Windows in normal mode. We recommend referring to the following article for uninstallation instructions:
    • Using the Avast Uninstall Tool
  3. Reinstall Avast Antivirus. For installation instructions, refer to the relevant article below according to your product version:
    • Installing Avast Premium Security | Installing Avast Free Antivirus

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.

This article is not related to the Avast Account password. For instructions to reset your Avast Account password, refer to the following article:
  • Restoring your Avast Account password

Protect Avast One with a password

  1. Open Avast One and click Account in the left panel, then select Settings.
  2. Ensure that the General tab is selected.
  3. Scroll down to Protect application and settings and click the Create password button.
  4. Enter a password into the first box, then re-enter the password into the second box. Click Create.
  5. 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.

To change or remove your password, go to Account ▸ Settings ▸ General scroll down to Protect application and settings, then click Change password or Remove password.

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:

  1. Start Windows in Safe Mode by following the steps in the article below:
    • Restarting Microsoft Windows in Safe Mode
  2. Uninstall Avast One and restart Windows in normal mode. We recommend referring to the following article for uninstallation instructions:
    • Using the Avast Uninstall Tool
  3. Reinstall Avast One. For installation instructions, refer to the following article below:
    • Installing Avast One

After reinstalling Avast One, you can access the application without a password. You can then set a new password.

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Updated on: 02/06/2022

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