McAfee subscriptions renew automatically by default at the end of your subscription period. If your payment fails or you’ve turned off auto-renewal, this guide explains how to manually renew to keep your protection active.
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Key Points
- Check your renewal date: open McAfee > My Info (or mcafee.com > My Account > Subscriptions)
- Auto-renewal: if enabled, McAfee charges your saved card automatically — nothing to do
- If auto-renewal failed: go to mcafee.com > My Account > Subscriptions > Renew Now
- Manual renewal: log in to mcafee.com and click Renew for your subscription
- Retail card renewal: enter the card’s product key at mcafee.com/activate while signed in
- After renewal, McAfee protection is extended immediately without reinstalling
- If your protection lapsed: re-enable real-time scanning after renewing (McAfee > PC Security > Real-Time Scanning)
- Early renewal: you can renew up to 60 days before expiry — extra days are added to your current subscription
