Sunday 23 August 2020

McAfee installation with product key - Full Knowledge-base

McAfee installation with product key

To complete McAfee installation with product key, first of all, we need to activate the product key at mcafee.com/activate URL then we need to download McAfee after login to the McAfee account then you can complete the McAfee installation.


Step by step: How to install McAfee with product key

McAfee product key- McAfee product key is a 25 characters alphnumeric key. 
The 25-digit alphanumeric McAfee activation is on the backside of the retail card of the purchased McAfee product. Rub on the backside of the McAfee retail card to get the activation code which looks like xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxx.

Now if you have the product key then you can start with the McAfee installation. To do so follow the instruction given below-

Activating McAfee product key from www.mcafee.com/activate

  • First of all, open a web browser on your computer like Microsoft edge or google chrome.
  • Now type the URL “www.mcafee.com/activate” in the URL box and hit enter.
  • Looks like a page is appeared on your screen and asking for your activation code.
  • Put your activation code here.
  • Now when you clicked on submit, McAfee activation page is asking you to log in to your McAfee account.
  • If you have a McAfee account kindly login to your McAfee my account.
  • Don’t have a McAfee account? no problems, on the same page you have a register option. To create a McAfee account there are some simple steps that you can read below in a separate section.
  • Here I assume that you are logged in to your McAfee account after redeeming the activation code for McAfee.
  • Now it is showing you to download the setup file for your product just download it and also note down the product code. The product code will be later used in between the installation.
  • Run the setup file now and follow the positive options just like run, continue, and yes.
  • Put the product code when it is asked.
  • Looks like your Mcafee is now installed and you are ready for the first scan in your computer with your brand new Mcafee antivirus plus.

Creating a Mcafee account after redeeming the Mcafee product key at www.mcafee.com/activate

  • to create a McAfee account in between the activation. Click on the register when you are done with redeeming the key and redirected the login page.
  • Where you see to log in there is also an option to register, just click on register.
  • On the registration page, you need to fill some information like your name, your email and this page will also ask you for a password. Most noteworthy thing here to mind that this password field asking you to create a new password for your McAfee account.
  • Now when you will submit all filled information, a confirmation email will be sent to your given email account. So go to your email inbox and confirm it’s you.
  • When you will click on the confirmation link it will again redirect you to the login page. Now your McAfee account is being created and you can log in with your given email and the password which you made before.

Now McAfee installation with product key 

So the download is done and you will get a serial number upon the download. You can run the download now and then it will ask the serial number to put the serial and follow the positive options on the screen to complete the McAfee installation.



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Minimum System requirement for McAfee installation

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Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1, 8, and 7 SP1 (32- and 64-bit)
MAC OS 10.12 to 10.15
Google Android smartphones and tablets 4.1 or higher
Apple iOS 10 or later

POP3—Outlook, Thunderbird
MAPI (Microsoft Exchange Server)— Outlook
WebMail— Any webmail account with IMAP/POP3 access.(Anti-Spam checks the email you receive through a browser)

Microsoft Outlook 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019
Thunderbird 38.0+

Internet Explorer 10.0 or later
Firefox
Google Chrome
Safari (Mac and iOS OS Only)
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Microsoft Edge

2 GB RAM for Windows 7 and above
500 MB free drive space
1 GHz Processor
Internet Connection Required

+high speed internet connection is recommended.

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Microsoft Windows 10, 8.1, 8, and 7 SP1 (32- and 64-bit)
MAC OS 10.12 to 10.15
Google Android smartphones and tablets 4.1 or higher
Apple iOS 10 or later

POP3—Outlook, Thunderbird
MAPI (Microsoft Exchange Server)— Outlook
WebMail— Any webmail account with IMAP/POP3 access.(Anti-Spam checks the email you receive through a browser)

Microsoft Outlook 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019
Thunderbird 38.0+

Internet Explorer 10.0 or later
Firefox
Google Chrome
Safari (Mac and iOS OS Only)
Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based)
Microsoft Edge

2 GB RAM for Windows 7 and above
500 MB free drive space
1 GHz Processor
Internet Connection Required

+
High-speed internet connection recommended


These are the requirement in a system so you install McAfee with product key, Make sure that your system fulfills the minimum system requirement.


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