1. Go to
mcafee.com/activate and Sign in/ Sign up
• McAfee retail card users need to sign up in case they do not have an existing account
2. On the main page, enter the activation key in the field and continue
3. When prompted, scroll up at the top McAfee My Account page and select My Account
4. Click Subscriptions
5. Press ‘All expired’ and check the list of products you used, and how many of them are expired subscriptions
6. Else, click View active to see all subscriptions that are still active
7. Find product(s) you want to renew from the subscription list and click Renew
8. Proceed with the on-screen instructions
After you complete the subscription, you receive an email containing a unique McAfee activate code. If you want the software to get automatically renewed or to stop auto renewal, find instruction here.