Is it possible to activate a license many times (i reformat a lot) ?

[dewis]

Hi,

I tend to reformat my computers a lot for work purposes (software testing). My question is, how does Avast licensing works ? Will i be able to activate Avast as many times as i want, as long as i don't exceed the number of computers ? Or will it be blocked after a while ?

I'm asking as, for example, with Norton or ESET i'm able to manage my licenses and can literelly reformat my computer every day and won't have a problem. However with G-Data, each activation counts and i was stucked with a "too many activation" error in the past.

This is the first time i'll be using Avast, so i just wanted to know how licensing worked.

Thanks a lot 

[Aditza]

side question: wouldn't it be simpler to just use Hyper-V virtualisation and virtual machines with a known saved state (e.g. updated monthly with WU), instead of re-installing everything from scratch every time? unless it's OS or device drivers development, but even then, it's easier to just restore a previous drive image.

Hyper-V is already built into Windows 10 Pro, you just need to tick a few checkboxes in appwiz.cpl -> turn windows features on or off and you have a virtual machine engine to play with.
After you configure and install them, you can even run multiple VMs in background, as auto-starting server processes, without having a graphical console.

[bob3160]

If the license is used on the same computer, there aren't any limitations that I know of.

[DavidR]

If the license is used on the same computer, there aren't any limitations that I know of.

The only limitation I can think of if the user used the activation code (from the email) instead of the license file.

[dewis]

So it should be all good ? Also, in the event i would change my computer and my license got blocked, would Avast unblock it ?

I'm asking as i change my computer every year, and i reformat a lot. So if i purchase a 3 years license, i don't want to be stuck with a useless license.

Thanks.

[DavidR]

1.  It shouldn't get blocked, if you follow the point/s in note 2 below.

2.  If you dispose of your old system, uninstal avast first or wipe it, before installing avast again on the new system and applying the license you should be fine.

[Ultra Male]

Hi,

I tend to reformat my computers a lot for work purposes (software testing). My question is, how does Avast licensing works ? Will i be able to activate Avast as many times as i want, as long as i don't exceed the number of computers ? Or will it be blocked after a while ?

I'm asking as, for example, with Norton or ESET i'm able to manage my licenses and can literelly reformat my computer every day and won't have a problem. However with G-Data, each activation counts and i was stucked with a "too many activation" error in the past.

This is the first time i'll be using Avast, so i just wanted to know how licensing worked.

Thanks a lot 

You can see your activated devices from the Avast Online portal and de-activate a computer in order to free up that license again so it can be reactivated = https://my.avast.com/en-us/

Also, if you uninstall Avast before you format, then it would remove its activation from the online portal automatically provided you are connected to the internet at the time of uninstalling it.

[mchain]

Sorry, 'pears it ain't so:  https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=225826.0