Bitdefender 2020 Installation & Activation Guide
This guide will help you to Install and activate Bitdefender 2020 Product line in case you have purchased a license key for the same or just want to use the trial version.
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Install & Activate Bitdefender 2020
This section will cover all the steps needed to successfully install Bitdefender Products on your System. To avoid any errors during the installation, follow these steps very carefully.
If you have not yet purchased a subscription and just want to try it, do read our Bitdefender Total Security 2020 review.
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Things to do before Installation
- 1Create a Bitdefender Central Account if you haven't already.
- 2Remove previous version of Bitdefender product or other antivirus installed on your system. To ensure clean removal you can use dedicated Bitdefender Removal Tool. For other popular antiviruses, you can find the tools here.
Removing Mcafee Antivirus
If Bitdefender is unable to install even after using Mcafee Removal, try solution below:
- Download Mcafee Registry Removal. The password for zip file is: 123
- You should now have the 'McAfee.reg' file.
- Double-click on the 'McAfee.reg' file and select 'Yes' if the User Account Control window pops-up and also 'Yes' when you need to confirm the action.
Installing Bitdefender 2020: Step-by-Step Guide
If you have an unstable Internet connection, you can download the Bitdefender 2020 Offline Installer Kit.
Activating Bitdefender 2020 Subscription
If you are using the trial version, upon installation from a new account, Bitdefender automatically activates a 30 Days fully functional Bitdefender 2020 trial for you. We recommend you to fully use the trial version and have the benefit of 30 Free days. Once the trial is over, login to your Bitdefender Central Account.
Installation for Antivirus Plus & Internet Security
Do you have a different product Bitdefender security subscription like Internet Security 2020 or Antivirus Plus 2020?
After the subscription is added to the Central account, Bitdefender automatically changes the desktop application to match the subscribed product in your account.
Activating on other devices or re-installation
There can be a situation where you have to reinstall Bitdefender. All you need to do is login to your Central Account and install the application. Once it is installed you need to login it with Bitdefender Central account.
These steps also work in the same way for Mac and Android.
How to Install Bitdefender VPN?
There is no special method for the VPN installation.
On the Bitdefender main application, you will get the option to install the VPN. Once you click to install the VPN, Bitdefender will download and install it for you.
Activate Bitdefender VPN Premium
You have to activate the unlimited premium VPN separately. The process is exactly the same for the VPN activation. You have to visit the "My Subscriptions" section in Bitdefender Central account and add your license.
Incase you do not have a VPN subscription, you can check our Bitdefender VPN Premium coupon section.
Conclusion
Installing Bitdefender 2020 version is easy. If you follow the steps carefully, there are very less chances that you will face any error.
If you face any difficulty in installing Bitdefender 2020 products, do let us know in the comment section below.