How to Fix Norton Setup Not Working or Responding?

Security programs are considered as one of the “must-have” programs for any computer. They help in securing your PC against all kinds of viruses, spyware, and other such malicious software that might have installed.

But what if you are work on setting up your Norton product and you get the issue of Norton setup not working? Well, that’s where the magic tricks come in at such point.

Here, in this post, we have provided some magic tricks that could help you fix the issue of your program not working. We also have explained why users usually get such an issue.

Take a quick look at the we have offered in this guidelines.

Why You Get to Face Norton Setup Stops Working

• You may encounter this Norton setup not working if there is any third-party security software or their related drivers installed on your device.
• If you would have installed the AhnLab Safe Transaction (AST), it’s possible that you may get this issue.
• In case you have downloaded the corrupt Norton file to set up on your computer.
• You might not have setup a Norton account if you have bought it from a different source. As you must know, in order to set up the program, you must have a Norton account.

Magic Tricks to Troubleshoot Norton Setup Not Working

Trick 1: Restart Your Computer

Restarting your computer when such an issue comes in will definitely help you at some point. What you do is to close the program along with everything running in the background and restart your PC from the Start menu.

Once your computer appeared to be normal as usual after restarting, open the Norton setup that has been downloaded and install it.

Trick 2: Uninstall Any Non-NortonLifeLock Security Product

If you have installed any non-NortonLifeLock security program, you will be needed to uninstall it to eliminate the issue coming through the installation process. To do this, keep following the quick steps down below:

• Press the Windows key and then press the R key to launch the Run dialog box.
• Type appwiz.cpl in the given text field and press the “Enter” button on your keyboard.
• In the list of currently installed programs, select the non-NortonLifeLock security product, and click the Uninstall button to remove completely from the system. 
• Follow the on-screen instructions, and when the un-installation process completes, you may need to restart the computer. If the problem persists, install the Norton in safe mode.

Trick 3: Install Norton from Safe Mode

If the problem of the Norton setup not working persists, follow the steps down below:

• Exit from all the programs running in the background of your system.
• Press the Windows + R keys to launch the mini dialog box in the left down the corner.
• Type “msconfig” in the text field, and by entering, the User Account Control window appears.
• Click the “Yes” or “Continue” button.
• In the System Configuration window, select the Safe boor and Network on the Boot tab.
• Select the “OK.”
• If you are asked to restart your PC, click on the Restart button in the pop-up window. On doing this, the computer will restart in safe mode with networking.
• Now, install the Norton program.
• Before installing the Norton program, make sure that you have generated a Norton account setup if you have bought Norton from a retail shop or any other source.

This is how you can complete the installation process of your Norton program. However, if you need any assistance regarding the process involved in the Norton account setup, you must get in touch with our executive member straight away.