It blocks ad images but doesn't tell you. I could go back and forth between the regular mode and learning mode to get to blocked websites. I found out the firewall blocks some websites like and it's a real pain because the firewall isn't very flexible. I am working on turning off some options to see if that will help. It did catch some things that Avast missed, but they are tools that I use. It’s a very thorough program and was active every time I opened or even looked at a file.
I still can't start the service though.ĭisk usage is still very High, so I’m trying to disable some of the options in Vipre.
I looked in the Control Panel and Windows Defender came back.I don't why it hid when I uninstalled Avast.
My husband uses Vipre Internet Security 2014 on his Win-7 desktop and likes it, so I tried that and it installed just fine. I tried to start the Windows Defender service but it wouldn’t start. When I went to enable Windows Defender, it was no longer in the Control Panel. I checked the Control Panel to make sure I could find Windows Defender, then I used the standalone Avastclear.exe uninstaller from the Avast website (because it gets rid of more than going through the Control Panel Add/Remove) and did it in Safe Mode and rebooted. Avast! is the one I keep running so I decided to uninstall Avast! and enable Windows Defender, at least that’s what I tried. I had some malware scanners and antivirus programs that I keep around but don't use much so I got rid of them. What have you done to reduce high disk usage? How much has it helped? This seems to be a common problem with Windows 8.1. I have my doubts, because it also happens when I do simple things that would have nothing to do with Avast, like a file search or typing a Word document. Long sad story with many broken promises to call back, from 1st and 2nd level support. It took 6 calls to Microsoft and an email to (courtesy of ) to get their attention. I'm working with a 3rd level support tech and he's calling back tomorrow.
And they've run scans, checked system files, deleted/uninstalled things, started & stopped services, etc. I've talked to Microsoft and they can't think of anything else, so they are blaming it on Avast. I have Task manager running and it's mostly system files at the top of the Disk list. It clears up for a while and then starts up again. I've noticed that my disk usage spikes frequently on Windows 8.1.