Sometimes, you might want to uninstall the antivirus that you have previously installed on your computer. In such cases, you will have to follow a step-by-step procedure to uninstall Adaware antivirus from your system.
Procedure To Uninstall Adaware
- The first step in uninstalling the adaware antivirus is to ensure that the program window is closed.
- As the next step, you have to navigate to the Control Panel on your computer.
- Now, select Programs and then click the Programs and Features option.
- Choose adaware antivirus.
- You can either click the uninstall button directly or follow the steps given here:
- Click on the Change button.
- Once the Change dialog box appears, choose the Remove adaware antivirus option.
- Then, click on the Next button.
- In the window that displays next, you will see the Uninstall ad-aware antivirus message. In this window, click the Remove button.
- Once you uninstall adaware antivirus, Windows will assume that your system is left unprotected. Therefore, Windows Defender and Windows Firewall will be turned on automatically.
- After the uninstallation of adaware antivirus, you might not want Windows Defender and/or Windows Firewall to be turned on. If that is the case, you have two choices:
- Click the Skip button in the current window (where you see the Turn on Windows Defender and the Turn on Windows Firewall options).
- Deselect the checkboxes next to the Turn on Windows Defender and the Turn on Windows Firewall options. Then, click on the Next button.