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

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AVG 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 AVG 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 AVG 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.

Tutorial to install AVG Auto-updates on Windows:

Windows Operating System 8:

First of all, start AVG 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 arrows in the ‘Run a Selected Time Interval’ section to choose the time you wish to update 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 AVG in your browser

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

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

And then, open your AVG utility in Windows

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

Then, select Update from directory to launch a browse for Folder window

Select the folder that has the information of AVG Update and then, press OK option to start the update installation.

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

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