# Activating unstaking aave

**URL:** <https://governance.aave.com/t/activating-unstaking-aave/18582>\
**Category:** Other\
**Created:** [August 8, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/activating-unstaking-aave/18582 "2024-08-08T19:08:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![chemo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@chemo](https://governance.aave.com/u/chemo)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/activating-unstaking-aave/18582/1 "2024-08-08T19:08:18Z")

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when trying to unstake the activate button never lights up to allow starting to unstake. what do i need to do?

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**Author:** ![x2daniel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/82dd89/32.png) [@x2daniel](https://governance.aave.com/u/x2daniel)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 7:57am UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/activating-unstaking-aave/18582/7 "2024-08-09T07:57:13Z")

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Is the cooldown period completed ?

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**Author:** ![chemo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f08c70/32.png) [@chemo](https://governance.aave.com/u/chemo)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/activating-unstaking-aave/18582/9 "2024-08-11T01:40:58Z")

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I’m have been able to initiate installing

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**Author:** ![EzR3aL](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/governance.aave.com/ezr3al/32/10721_2.png) [@EzR3aL](https://governance.aave.com/u/EzR3aL)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2025, 9:42pm UTC](https://governance.aave.com/t/activating-unstaking-aave/18582/14 "2025-04-02T21:42:22Z")

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Closed on April 2, 2025, 9:42pm UTC