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Should my free version of avast be uninstalled before running the upgrade to Windows 10 from Win 7?
thanks very much,
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Re: Does Avast Free need to be uninstalled before Win10 upgrade?
« Reply #1 on: July 02, 2016, 07:00:26 PM »
Nope, should work without an uninstall.
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Re: Does Avast Free need to be uninstalled before Win10 upgrade?
« Reply #2 on: July 02, 2016, 07:33:14 PM »
Nope, should work without an uninstall.
Just make sure the latest version of Avast is installed and running properly before the upgrade.
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Re: Does Avast Free need to be uninstalled before Win10 upgrade?
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2016, 03:01:13 AM »
Thanks very much for your prompt and helpful replies!

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Re: Does Avast Free need to be uninstalled before Win10 upgrade?
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2016, 06:58:02 AM »
Thanks very much for your prompt and helpful replies!
You're welcome.
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