(again, this is all leftover from first using Avast's uninstall tool)ġ) Remove the Avast Software folder from Task Scheduler and,Ģ) Remove the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AVAST Software key ? I checked Services: Task Scheduler is started. 'Task Scheduler service is not available. When I right-clicked the Avast Software folder and tried to 'Display All Running Tasks' I got, When I tried to delete it I got an error:īut, there's nothing to the right, in the middle section of Task Scheduler for this Avast Software folder, where its tasks would be listed: I found an Avast Software folder sitting in Task Scheduler under Task Scheduler Library. I also found an Avast Software folder sitting in,įile explorer -> Program Files -> Common Files -> Avast SoftwareĪnd still I cannot delete that registry key. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\AVAST Software Then I searched the registry and deleted anything 'avast'.īut there's one registry key I cannot delete: Then I searched the entire computer (C and D drives) for anything 'avast' and deleted 151 files. I decided to remove Avast from my Windows 7 Ultimate pc.
