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Offline Zaya

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How to disable Avast Antitrack?
« on: March 18, 2023, 12:51:11 AM »
Hello, I can't update my video card drivers through Geforce Experience nor can access my wireless router settings due to Avast Antitrack. I have looked at the settings and I don't see the options to turn it off completely, just the option is for the web browsers and still effects it, as I can't update the drivers unless I have to delete the Avast Antitrack which I don't to do that when there are new updates available. Thanks for any help.

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Re: How to disable Avast Antitrack?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2023, 01:47:07 AM »
You don't say what version of antitrack you are using, Free or Premium.

Try these links:
https://support.avast.com/en-gb/article/antitrack-faq/
https://support.avast.com/en-gb/article/uninstall-antitrack/#pc
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Re: How to disable Avast Antitrack?
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2023, 06:21:21 PM »
Hi, I have the premium version.

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Re: How to disable Avast Antitrack?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2023, 08:39:55 PM »
It is possible to have the Avast AntiTrack program, without having any Avast Antivirus installed.  That may be why it doesn't show the Avast AntiTrack as a function in the Avast Antivirus interface.

However, that said the 2nd link I gave gives the option to uninstall it - https://support.avast.com/en-gb/article/uninstall-antitrack/#pc - the first Gif image shows the steps required to uninstall.

Though you may not want to go that far so I did another search in the avast support area - https://support.avast.com/en-gb/articleSearch/?searched=disable%20avast%20antitrack#pc

I couldn't really see a way to temporarily disable it - https://support.avast.com/en-gb/article/troubleshoot-antitrack-web-access-speed/#pc

I just wonder if there isn't something in the Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features > Avast AntiTrack that would allow disabling it temporarily.

Unfortunately my not using AntiTrack, I can't really be any practical help.
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Re: How to disable Avast Antitrack?
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2023, 08:30:20 AM »
Thanks for your help. But none of that worked and the only way to disable it, is by deleting it and reinstall the antitrack again.

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Re: How to disable Avast Antitrack?
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2024, 09:36:39 AM »
sorry for the late reply. Yea Avast antitrack is headache and everytime I want to login to my router I must delete and reinstall it, nothing is working in the settings.