How To Update And Upgrade McAfee Antivirus in Some Simple Steps?

​McAfee Antivirus is the best way to provide complete protection to the computer, laptop or Mac devices. It is integrated with advanced features that ensure complete safety to the devices. Conducting a scan of the machine with activate McAfee Antivirus Free for suspicious and unwanted software might not be enough to protect the business data or personal information completely on the system. Installing the update for programs and download the advanced virus definitions on a regular basis ensures that McAfee can scan, detect and remove the advanced security threats. Well, the program can update manually and it also allows the users to schedule the installation of available updates and advanced virus definitions automatically on a daily basis.

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Tutorial to install McAfee Auto-updates on Windows:

Windows Operating System 8:

• First of all, start McAfee Antivirus on your machine/device.

 

• After that, click on ‘Option’ and then, select ‘Advanced Settings’

 

• Then, the Advanced Settings window will open and click on the ‘+’ button that appears just next to Schedules to open the Schedule Settings

 

• Click on the ‘Definition Update Schedule’ that appears under Schedules to showcases the Schedule window for these settings

 

• Now, click on ‘Enable This Task’ check box 

 

• After that, select the time which you want the automatic update schedule to perform every day

 

• Click on the first Time Box's up or down bolts in the 'Run a Selected Time Interval' area to pick the time you wish to refresh to perform

 

• Then, click on ‘Apply’ and then click on ‘Yes’ on the User Account Control of the Windows operating system

 

• Click on ‘Program Update Schedule’ that appears under the Schedule and then do it again to finish the process.

Manual Update for Windows:

It might happen that sometimes auto-update won’t work. In that case, the manual update will work.

First of all, open the official page of McAfee in your browser 

After that, select your McAfee version on the page and then click on an update to save to USB or HD drive

If you are using the freeware McAfee, you will get the recent updates from the webpage

And then, open your McAfee utility in Windows

Click on Options that appear at the top right of the McAfee Window

At that point, select Update from registry to dispatch a peruse for Folder window

Select the folder that has the information of McAfee Update and then, press OK option to start the update installation via Mcafee.com/activate.

When the installation is completed then restart your device and enjoy the latest version of McAfee Antivirus. For more information about the update, reach the customer help service at McAfee US.


In this article, we provide complete information about the installation of McAfee update. The method is ideal for Windows 8 users and it may vary significantly or slightly with other products or versions.

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