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zz:
Thanks Shane but changing the registry might be above my skills and comfort level.   The warning message scares me a bit.

Willy2:
- The "paid for" version of AVAST doesn't disable WinDefender (WD). I know because I have that AVAST version on my Win 7 system.
- A different matter is MS Security Essentials (MSSE). WD is disabled when you install MSSE. And when you un-install MSSE then WD is enabled again.
- The newest AVAST version is not bugfree. Assuming this is an AVAST related problem, it's best to report your problem to AVAST. AVAST explicitly has been asking for people to report bugs in their software. (Another Win 8 "app store" problem ?).
- Install Tweaking's Registry Backup. And let it automatically run upon startup. It will help you because info on Services are stored in the registry. It reduces the need for a "System Restore" by say 90%. (I have used this program to restore my registry some 10 times in the last 12 months).

Shane:
No need to change anything, just wanted you to compare what is in the file and what you have in the reg so we can see if anything is different :wink:

Shane

Rick:

--- Quote from: zz on July 03, 2013, 09:29:57 am ---Hi Rick.  I left it on all night and it stayed hung.  So as Shane suggested I rebooted.  Avast is working ok so will continue to use it for now.
Yes I have restore points.   My computer is just a couple months old Windows 8.  Only problem is with Windows Defender.

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Is there anything in the event log to indicate anything we can understand?

is Windefender running in services automatically set to delayed?

when you run msconfig, is Windender running?

shane might write a program to enable WinDefendr if he has not already to enable windenfender

Denfender might It might be that Avast is not compatible to run with Win 8 yet

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