What does activate in AVAST do?

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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I see ACTIVATE on my screen and I read about ACTIVATE, but I cannot find what activate does? I think the AVAST programs work without being activated so what does it do?
Dennis

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avast FAQ search and find >> https://support.avast.com/support/home

How to do videos >> https://www.avast.com/faq.php?q=VIDEO&authenticity_token=80iUEp4eZiEvdU6vtqnaYQS96FFHc4QoQjvqBOmU9nI%3D#searchForm

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Welcome to the forum Dennis,
Are you using the Free or a paid version of Avast ? What version of Avast is installed ??

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I think you mean update the program and VPS.