1 Register your product key. Go to mcafee.com/activate and enter your activation code and email. McAfee might also ask you to select a region, this only decides the language so you can select United Kingdom - EN. 2 Turn off Automatic Renewal If McAfee suggests 'Automatic Renewal' you can skip it using the 'Continue with no additional benefits' button at the bottom. Download software McAfee will offer you to download the software, you can do this now. You can always do this later or on other devices by going to http://home.mcafee.com/secure/protected/login.aspx.