How to troubleshoot the Avast Antivirus error 104

Avast antivirus is one of the top antivirus programs which offer unbeatable tools and services for better security. Avast antivirus provides tools that provide excellent data security. The antivirus ensures that your device is secure from all the malware threats which are lurking around your network. Avast antivirus has various plans which are managed to provide security features for all types of devices. If you want to activate my Avast antivirus then you will require a product key. Avast antivirus doesn’t fall into errors but Avast antivirus error 104 is faced by many Avast users. This error occurs when your Avast antivirus doesn’t get activated or you have entered the wrong product key. But you can also get this Avast error 104 due to various runtime errors. You should try to fix your How to Get Avast to Stop Popping up.

Use the Avast Fix tool

Avast antivirus provides a Fix Tool which can restore all the corruption on the Avast program files. You can download and install this tool easily from the Avast website. Then you have to follow the provided on-screen wizards to restore all the corruptions occurring on your Avast setup. Once complete, close the tool and restart your computer. Now open the Avast dashboard and check whether Avast error 104 gets resolved or not.

Repair the registry files

Avast error 104 can also occur if your Windows registry files get corrupted. Registry files corrupting can create various installation errors. If your registry files get corrupted then you must restore them immediately. You can edit them manually but if you are not from technical background then you must ask for technical support. If you edit any file wrongly then you have to face various other severe issues. If you are editing the registry files manually then you should create a backup key so you can find the Avast setup easily. Here are the steps for creating a backup for the Avast:

• Open your Windows PC and type command on the search bar
• Press the Enter button
• You will see a confirmation popup
• Click on the Yes button
• The command prompt will appear on your screen
• Type Regedit on the command prompt (black box with a blinking cursor)
• Press the Enter button

You will see the Windows registry file on your screen with a list of various keys. Click on the key related to your McAfee antivirus. Now save the key with McAfee backup name with .reg extension. Export the key to your desktop. Now start editing your registry files. Once complete then restart your Windows computer to check for Avast errors.

Clean out the junk

Avast antivirus error 104 can also occur if your device accumulated lots of junk which is creating conflict with your Avast installation process. Junk such as temporary files or cookies not only take the disk space but can also create conflict with various programs. You must remove all the junk from your Windows PC and then install Avast antivirus. You should remove temporary files, browser history, unnecessary files or programs, caches, and cookies from the device. If you want to remove all the junk files at once then you can use the Windows disk cleanup tool:

• Open your PC and type the command
• Press enter button
• Click Yes on the confirmation window
• Type cleanmgr on the command prompt
• Click on the Yes button

Windows Cleanup tool will check all the files which you can remove from the PC. Now you will see a list of checkboxes. Check all the boxes (ensure to check the temporary files box) and then click on the OK button. After removing the junk from the PC; check whether your Avast error 104 gets troubleshot or not.

If your Avast error is not resolving by any means then you should use the Avast Remove and Reinstall tool. This tool will remove all the files associated with Avast and then provide a fresh Avast installation.