This deletes the linked key as well as the reparse point in one go. Then, go to the following key in the Registry Editor and delete it: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AVAST Software.HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\Īlternately, run the following command from an admin Command Prompt window to create the key manually on a Windows 64-bit system: reg add "HKLM\Software\AVAST Software" /reg:32 Create the AVAST Software key under the WOW6432Node key below.Start the Registry Editor ( regedit.exe).To successfully remove the AVAST Software reparse point, first, manually create the missing target key. Fix: Can’t delete Avast Software Registry Key Method 1: Create AVAST Software key under WOW6432Node manually However, once I knew it’s only a reparse point, the fix turned out to be very simple you don’t need to tinker with the registry key permissions or ownership. On Windows 32-bit systems, the reparse point and the target key paths are reversed. Later I realized that the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\AVAST Software is a reparse point or registry link that links to the following key on Windows 64-bit systems: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\WOW6432Node\AVAST Softwareīut, since the Avast uninstaller had wiped out the above key, the reparse point still remains but is orphaned. The same error can occur for AVG antivirus users. I tried running Sysinternals RegDelNull to nuke the keys, but that didn’t help. When I opened the Properties of the AVAST Software key, the Security tab was blank, showing the message: The requested security information is either unavailable or can’t be displayed. An error is preventing this key from being opened.ĭetails: The system cannot find the file specified.
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