In some cases it may happen that because of a Windows system recovery the Avira uninstall routine gets damaged and the following error message appears:



In this case it is necessary, to perform a manual uninstallation.
 

After you uninstalled your Avira product manually, you can install the product again.

1. Navigate to the download page to the products for home
2. Select your product and then click on Download
   
   
    
3. In the following dialog click on Save file and save the installer file in a folder of your choice, e.g. on the Desktop
   
   
4. Once the file has been downloaded, start the installer with a double-click on the file
   Confirm the possible security warning with a click on Run.
5. In the Welcome screen click on Next
   
   
    
6. In the next window choose the language in which you want to install your Avira product (e.g. English (English)) and click Next
7. Now the installation process starts
8. In the dialog for the installation type choose the option Express (Recommended) and accept the End User License Agreement
   Click on Next
   
   
    
9. Type in your activation code and click on Next
10. After your Avira product has been installed, you will be asked to restart your computer the last time to finish the installation process
    In the dialog click on Yes
    
    
     

After the system restart, the above mentioned dialog should not appear anymore. But in case it still does, please don’t hesitate to contact support quoting the number of this KB-article (in this case 1075).