All Avira products are compatible with Windows 10. Incompatible legacy products like Avira Professional Security, Family Protection Suite, and the old version of Ultimate Protection Suite, Internet Security, Internet Security Plus, etc. will be removed automatically by Microsoft during the upgrade to Windows 10. Note If Windows does not want to perform an update due […]
The BIOS (Basic Input Output System) primarily responsible for starting the operating system and the functioning of the PC. Therefore, the BIOS controls the interaction between the individual hardware components of the computer. In case you have to start the computer from a different medium, you have to change the boot sequence in BIOS first. […]
UEFI Secure Boot (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is the successor to BIOS (Basic Input Output System) and is used in new 64-bit computers with Windows 8 and above. For security reasons, UEFI, which is enabled by default, only runs signed bootloaders. Therefore, it is not possible to start the computer from a CD or USB […]
Remove CDs and DVDs from your computer drive and restart the computer. Tap repeatedly the F8 key as soon as the computer restarts, even before the Windows logo appears. Once the “Advanced Boot Options” menu appears, use the arrow keys to select “Safe Mode” and press Enter. Alternatively, Safe Mode can also be launched directly from Windows like described in […]
To access the Boot Manager of your system, please press the key combination Shift-F8 during the boot process. Select the desired Safe Mode to start your PC. Note The Shift-F8 only opens the Boot Manager when it is pressed in an exact time frame. Therefore, it might take several attempts to access the Boot Manager this way. Alternatively, the […]
To access the Boot Manager of your system, please press the key combination Ctrl + F8 during the startup process. Select the desired Safe Mode to start your PC. Note With computers that start quickly or which are equipped with a fast SSD, it may be difficult to hit Ctrl + F8 at exactly the right time to catch […]
If the assigned Avira password is required for a product renewal or an update installation but has been forgotten, you’ll need to remove the password protection first to continue with the product renewal or update installation. Therefore, you have to start the computer in Safe Mode and perform changes in a certain Avira file. I. […]
Click the Avira icon in the system tray to open the Avira user interface. Click Security in the left menu. Click the module Protection options. Click the settings icon of the System protection. On the left-hand side of the panel, click General → Password. Set a password and confirm. Enable the desired password-protected areas. Click Apply and OK to save the configuration. Source : Official […]
You may find that you can no longer send emails if you use an encrypted mail connection and you want to check it using Mail Protection. This is because the TLS (Transport Layer Security) encryption protocol is not yet supported by Mail Protection. Note If you turn off the scanning of outgoing emails in your Avira product […]
You have received the error message “…administration rights required…” because your computer’s user account does not have sufficient rights to install new software. You will need to either log off and log on as the Administrator or set your current rights with Administrator privileges to allow the installation routine to run correctly. Most home computers’ […]