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  • FACING ISSUE WITH YOUR ANTIVIRUS ?

Having trouble with your Bitdefender Antivirus


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Q1: Please Choose Your Bitdefender Product:

Product key not working


If your product/license key is not working, it may be expired. This means the validity of your product key has ended. If you activated Bitdefender a long time ago, the code will not work and the time will start from the day you made the payment on the Bitdefender Central account.

Hence, if your product key is not working, check whether you are putting in the right code and try to activate it. If you have recently bought the Bitdefender and are sure that the code is correct, please contact Bitdefender support.

Causes

  • Incorrectly entered key
  • The key may be expired or invalid.
  • Technical issues may be the cause. 
  • Your Bitdefender may not be compatible with the system.

Solution 1: Double-check the key you entered

  • The first thing is to ensure whether you put the right key or not. This is why you double-check the key and pay attention to uppercase and lowercase.

Solution 2: Verify key validity

  • Ensure that your product key is valid and not expired. If it expires, you may have to obtain a new key from Bitdefender or renew the subscription.

Solution 3: Ensure activation limit

  • Product keys don’t work if they reach the activation limit. Hence, ensure that you have already used it for the maximum limits. So, in that case, you can contact customer support or request a new activation key.

Solution 4: Verify that the key is compatible with the Bitdefender version

  • Sometimes the incompatibility between your Bitdefender version and product key creates the issue. Hence, always ensure that your product key is compatible with the Bitdefender product or not.

Solution 5: Always use the key from a legitimate source

  • Check whether your product is obtained from an authorized or legitimate source. Using the keys from unauthorized sources may create activation issues.

Solution 6: Contact Bitdefender support

  • If nothing works, reach out to Bitdefender customer support for assistance. They may help you troubleshoot the problem by giving specific solutions.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

Bitdefender may show an invalid error. This error occurs when the entered activation code has a typing error. Usually, the Bitdefender activation code should be of 7 or 10 alphanumeric characters (all capitalised).

You can activate the Bitdefender license key by following the steps below.
  1. First, you need to log in to your Bitdefender Central account at https://central.bitdefender.com/
  2. Then, tap on the My Subscriptions panel on the left side of the screen.
  3. Afterthat, tap on + activate code with the link.
  4. Lastly, put the code in the given field and press ACTIVATE.

The license key is also called the product key, activation key, product ID, or serial key. Whatever the name is, they aim to secure the authenticity of the software and allow only legitimate users to access it.

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