To activate your Malwarebytes subscription, you must have a license key purchased from the Malwarebytes website. Your license key is located in the order confirmation email that was sent to you when you purchased your Premium subscription. If you do not have a license key or cannot locate your order confirmation email, go to the Malwarebytes website to buy a Premium subscription or see how to find your Premium license key.
Activate your license key
If your license key has this format XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX, follow these steps:
- Open Malwarebytes for Windows.
- In the top right part of the window, click Activate license.
- Under License key, enter your key. The Activate license button becomes clickable when a valid license key is entered into the corresponding field.
- Click Activate.
Activate your license key with a license ID
This is a previous format used for license identification. If your license key has this format XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX and has a license ID with the format XXXXX or XXXXX-XXXXX, follow these steps:
- Open Malwarebytes for Windows.
- In the top right part of the window, click Activate license.
- Below the License Key entry, select My license came with a License ID.
- Enter your License ID and License Key.
- Click Activate.
When Malwarebytes Premium on Windows is activated, Premium displays in the top-left corner of the program Dashboard. Following the activation, Malwarebytes Premium on Windows turns on all Real-Time Protection layers.
Return to the Malwarebytes for Windows guide.