That didn't work. I don't have any antivirus/antimalware software which could complicate things and the Win10 tray icon notification settings are set correctly. I had to uninstall/reinstall Avira for the trayicon to come up correctly. The latest version seems to have dropped the launcher background process.
as i have said before with the latest builds of avira FREE when you remove either in control panel the whole thing gets removed
I am running Avira free 2016 and I removed Avira launcher with IObit uninstaller and when I did a reboot the avira launcher icon was replaced with an Avira control center icon. Ergo no Avira launcher.
I don't get it why they have to push that useless crap and they even intentionally made it unremovable unles you hack it apart and potentially break something...
Well, maybe it's a tactic to intentionally annoy its free AV users, so that they could pay for the Pro version to remove the useless launcher?
Good Afternoon! File under Sleaze Ball Mktg...it seems the contagion from the automotive industry...has spread it's odorous tentacles. Disgusting! Sincerely...Securon
No need for hacking, or uninstallers, to get rid of the annoying Avira launcher. Just download and use the full installer (~206MB), instead of using the web installer (~4MB) You don't even have to uncheck the launcher, it's not there.
No need for an uninstaller? I already had Total Uninstall, and already had Avira Antivirus Pro installed--along with the launcher. Using TU was easier than uninstalling, downloading, and reinstalling would have been. I'm just pointing out that it's an option for those in my situation. Well I'm not a free user, and I've been annoyed by the stupid launcher, and could not uninstall it the usual way, so that's not likely.
Had I known, of course I would have. I find it incredibly stupid that they have the downloads set up that way. Not to mention refusing to allow deinstallation. I better stop participating in this thread before I get angry enough to remove the whole product.
that was the first thing i did when i purchased a license for avira. ditch the online installer and obtain the offline installer. i thought wilders members would know better (except Hiltihome obviously).
I've used offline installer and this does NOT work. Yeah, it installed it offline, but then trey icon disappeared 2-3 times and launcher crap self installed. It may be related to WIndows 10 and not to older versions of OS, because I'm using Win10...
No kidding guys The method I used in post 3878 got rid of the launcher in win 10 and left Avira free fully functional.
Shame on me, that I didn't test with WIN10. I tested today, and the annoying launcher was there...(I installed Avira-free, didn't try pro) On WIN7 and WIN8.1 the lauchner is not being installed, when the full installer is used. Anyway, I will not change to WIN10, for several reasons, so I don't care. Avira made a huge progress in flagging pups and adware, during the last weeks. They are also fighting legal complains against German adware bundling companies. They added upload to cloud for scan and a few things more, that made me like Avira again. I like the fact, that Avira doesn't delete, or quarantine files, without asking. Although it's easy to use, it gives advanced options to configure. The look of the UI is a bit outdated, but I don't care.
bigc is totally correct. Install Iobit Uninstaller and uninstall the launcher and it is gone forever. Works like a charm.
I hate it. You can set avast! to do whatever you want. Auto delete or Ask you. But people don't seem to mention that all that much...
I have installed avira free several times on Win 10 computers and never had the launcher, so win10 isn't the issue here..... I always download from the avira website full installer (220MB)
I've tested AVIRA as well like 2-3 months ago and when using offline installer, there was no launcher. They changed this behavior recently because launcher gets pushed upon you whether you like it or not. And I didn't like it so entire app left my PC.
But why do we need these software gymnastics if it could be uninstallable the proper way instead of being artificially blocked with excuse that "launcher" is needed. No it's not and we all hate the damn thing.
I am not sure why so many ppl are whining about that launcher. Sure, it's useless piece of ****. But you did not pay for the product either. I have pro licenses, installed Avira pro on 6 of my PCs using the 220MB offline installer, and none of them have that stupid launcher ever. If you want good protection, non-launcher, then simply save up a few bucks every month to buy a license, and you'll have full protection all year, without being bothered by that stupid launcher. It's not that a pro licence will cost you a fortune. I am tired of seeing poster whining about this stupid launcher like a little girl. We are all grown-ups here, right? You want the devs to produce a better product in the future, then invest in the product with your money and stop whining.
