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Offline Tom_798

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HOW CAN I REMOVE ALL BUT ONE AVAILABLE LICENSE?
« on: May 13, 2019, 01:04:19 AM »
  I am showing available licenses for Internet Security, Premier on laptop computer.  I start computer most every day.  It will switch licenses every few days & lets me know it has & will tell me computer needs to be restarted.  I original had the Free AntiVirus.  I did not purchase any other Avast licenses.  I performed a repair via Avast in my Programs & Features & restarted computer.  It still switches every few days.  I have also TRIED to complete the repair via settings> troubleshooting> repair app.  I waited 2-1/2 hours & did not tell me it had completed.  What is the easiest way to change it back to the Free AntiVirus without loosing any info (eg scan history)?
  Attached is all but 3- licenses I am seeing in "My Licenses".
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Re: HOW CAN I REMOVE ALL BUT ONE AVAILABLE LICENSE?
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2019, 06:39:26 AM »
Unaware of any licenses good for up to 46 years.
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Re: HOW CAN I REMOVE ALL BUT ONE AVAILABLE LICENSE?
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2019, 11:29:57 AM »
Unaware of any licenses good for up to 46 years.

Other than hacked/cracked licenses, max license period is (as far as I'm aware) three years.  I'm surprised that any license with over three years remaining isn't under scrutiny/blocked by Avast.
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Re: HOW CAN I REMOVE ALL BUT ONE AVAILABLE LICENSE?
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2019, 01:30:27 PM »
Okay, so how might I remove all licenses except for the Free Antivirus I had originally WITHOUT loosing any info such as my scan history, etc.?

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Re: HOW CAN I REMOVE ALL BUT ONE AVAILABLE LICENSE?
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2019, 02:05:00 PM »
Are you serious, you're using cracks and ask for help if they mess up your system... ::) :o >:(
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Re: HOW CAN I REMOVE ALL BUT ONE AVAILABLE LICENSE?
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2019, 03:32:26 PM »
I'm just asking a dang simple question.  Do you know of any links, etc. I can find this info?  I know how to remove Avast from "programs and features" on this computer, but will it delete any of my "history" such as scan history, etc. etc.?
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Re: HOW CAN I REMOVE ALL BUT ONE AVAILABLE LICENSE?
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2019, 05:38:15 PM »
I'm just asking a dang simple question. 

Do you know of any links, etc. I can find this info?  I know how to remove Avast from "programs and features" on this computer, but will it delete any of my "history" such as scan history, etc. etc.?

1. This is the official Avast support forum, you can't expect help when you have cracked licenses.  For most people this isn't an issue, having bought a license for the number of systems that they have.  They haven't got multiple licenses assigned to one system.

2.  History, is a pretty low concern, especially scan history for the most part these are likely to be empty, no detections.  Or they would already have been detected by the on-access scanners.

You would have to get rid of all licenses (presumably from your my.avast.com account) before doing a clean install.  However very few avast users would be prepared to help when you are using cracked licenses.
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