User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
- Table of Contents
- Installation
- Getting started
- How to
- 8. Installation
- 8.1. How do I install Bitdefender on a second computer?
- 8.2. How can I reinstall Bitdefender?
- 8.3. Where can I download my Bitdefender product from?
- 8.4. How can I change the language of my Bitdefender product?
- 8.5. How do I use my Bitdefender subscription after a Windows upgrade?
- 8.6. How can I upgrade to the latest Bitdefender version?
- 9. Subscriptions
- 10. Bitdefender Central
- 11. Scanning with Bitdefender
- 11.1. How do I scan a file or a folder?
- 11.2. How do I scan my system?
- 11.3. How do I schedule a scan?
- 11.4. How do I create a custom scan task?
- 11.5. How do I except a folder from being scanned?
- 11.6. What to do when Bitdefender detected a clean file as infected?
- 11.7. How do I check what threats Bitdefender detected?
- 12. Privacy protection
- 13. Useful Information
- 13.1. How do I test my security solution?
- 13.2. How do I remove Bitdefender?
- 13.3. How do I remove Bitdefender VPN?
- 13.4. How do I automatically shut down the computer after the scan is over?
- 13.5. How do I configure Bitdefender to use a proxy internet connection?
- 13.6. Am I using a 32 bit or a 64 bit version of Windows?
- 13.7. How do I display hidden objects in Windows?
- 13.8. How do I remove other security solutions?
- 13.9. How do I restart in Safe Mode?
- 8. Installation
- Managing your security
- 14. Antivirus protection
- 15. Advanced Threat Defense
- 16. Online Threat Prevention
- 17. Vulnerability
- 18. Safe Files
- 19. Ransomware Remediation
- 20. Password Manager protection for your credentials
- 21. VPN
- 22. Safepay security for online transactions
- 23. Data Protection
- 24. USB Immunizer
- System optimization
- Troubleshooting
- 26. Solving common issues
- 26.1. My system appears to be slow
- 26.2. Scan doesn't start
- 26.3. I can no longer use an app
- 26.4. What to do when Bitdefender blocks a safe website or online app
- 26.5. What to do if Bitdefender detects a safe app as ransomware
- 26.6. How to update Bitdefender on a slow internet connection
- 26.7. Bitdefender services are not responding
- 26.8. The Autofill feature in my Wallet doesn't work
- 26.9. Bitdefender removal failed
- 26.10. My system doesn't boot up after installing Bitdefender
- 27. Removing threats from your system
- 27.1. Bitdefender Rescue Mode (Rescue Environment in Windows 10)
- 27.2. What to do when Bitdefender finds threats on your computer?
- 27.3. How do I clean a threat in an archive?
- 27.4. How do I clean a threat in an email archive?
- 27.5. What to do if I suspect a file as being dangerous?
- 27.6. What are the password-protected files in the scan log?
- 27.7. What are the skipped items in the scan log?
- 27.8. What are the over-compressed files in the scan log?
- 27.9. Why did Bitdefender automatically delete an infected file?
- 26. Solving common issues
- Contact us
- Glossary

product update and, if you already have an active Bitdefender subscription,
the product gets automatically activated.
If you are using the 2018 version, you can upgrade to the newest version by
following these steps:
1. Click RESTART NOW in the notification you receive with the upgrade
information. If you miss it, access the Notifications window, point to the
most recent update, and then click the RESTART NOW button. Wait for
the computer to restart.
The What's new window with information about the improved and new
features appears.
2. Click the Read more links to be redirected to our dedicated page with more
details and helpful articles.
3. Close the What's new window to access the interface of the new installed
version.
Users that want to upgrade for free from Bitdefender 2016 or a lower version
to the newest Bitdefender version, have to remove their current version from
Control Panel, and then download the latest installation file from the
Bitdefender website at the following address:
https://www.bitdefender.com/Downloads/. The activation is possible only
with a valid subscription.
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