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McAfee Activate​

McAfee Activate

Activate on PC Through Website

McAfee Activate​

Your McAfee product can be quickly activated from the website before installation. Here is a comprehensive and clear procedure that will assist you step-by-step on how to perform the McAfee Activate process conveniently. 

  1. Power on your PC and enable your preferred Wifi network. Then, from the desktop of your system, choose a web browser that you consider as most secure. 
  2. Now, you need to visit the Activation page of McAfee. For that, type the URL i.e mcafee.com/activate in the address bar, and then tap the Enter key in accordance to visit the desired webpage. 
  3. Check out the Country and Language selected in the top-right corner of the activation window. You have to certify that the selected details correspond to one that is specified on your retail card. Otherwise, change the Country and Language name right away to avoid activation errors. 
  4. It’s time to now insert the keycode. For that, open the order confirmation receipt that you got while buying the subscription. But if the purchase mode is offline i.e you acquired the McAfee subscription from a retail card, you have to view the back cover of the CD or the retail card. 
  5. After viewing the keycode, type it into the field required and then click on the “Submit” tab. You will now arrive at the Login window. Use your credentials that are authorized with McAfee for Mcafee Login. 
  6. As you have not downloaded and installed the software yet, press the Install button to get started. The downloaded file will be shown to you on the bottom-left side of your computer screen. Double-click on it to start with the installation. Then, pursue the instructions one-by-one that are displaying on your computer screen to accomplish the McAfee Activate process. 

This concludes the McAfee activate process on PC.

Activate on Mobile via Application

Before beginning with “McAfee Activate” on mobile, you have to first link your subscription to your mobile device. For that, visit the website i.e home.mcafee.com, and bring up the main interface of your McAfee account by specifying your Mcafee Login credentials. After signing in, tap “Mcafee Account” and an extended list will be shown to you. Then tap “My Subscriptions” and proceed by pressing on “Add Device”. Now, you have to make a selection for the device type i.e Android or iOS on which you are going to activate the subscription. Also, select the subscription that you intend to activate and then tap Next. Now to obtain the activation code, tap on either “Text it” or “Email it”. Further, provide the email address or phone number to receive the keycode. Once you have acquired the keycode, you are ready to activate McAfee on mobile. So, take a look at the below-listed steps and follow them cautiously. 

  1. The foremost step is to open the McAfee application. If the Permissions window displays, tap “Allow Storage”, “Allow Location”, and “Allow Accessibility”. 
  2. When the main interface of the application comes into view, lookup for the menu icon. You can easily locate it at the upper-right corner of the window. 
  3. Thereafter sign in to your account by mentioning your login details that are associated with McAfee. The login details consist of your Email address and password that you have generated at the point of registering with McAfee. 
  4. Now, tap “Enter Activation Code”. This will show you an activation code field in which you have to input your product key code. Hence, type the 25 alphanumeric character string into the space given and hit “Continue”. The activation processing will start and you have to keep waiting for its completion. When the activation gets over, it will ask to confirm your email address registered with McAfee. Review the email address, Tap Yes, and step forward to the next step. 
  5. Now, you may be asked to generate a 6-digit PIN. This PIN will ensure your security and prevent hackers from accessing your confidential files. Hence, make sure that you create an easy-to-remember but difficult PIN. 
  6. Once done with this, tap Next. After that, select the Menu icon and activate Anti-Theft, Safe Wifi, and all additional features. Hence, this completes the McAfee Activate process on mobile.