Originally Posted by Chasing Hawk (Post 7280102)

Update......

I got my computer back today. It seems Avast and Windows Defender were battling for who takes over my machine....lol
Even though Windows Defender was turned off, it seems it was still running in the background. They also found a hidden piece of malware lurking about. Stephanie cleaned out my machine, fixed any register errors and issues that were there,
uninstalled Windows Defender and made sure all the drivers were up to date. I am taking out Avast in the morning, after I find an Avast removal tool and install Kaspersky Anti Virus software, which they recommended. She says Avast as well as Windows Defenders are power eaters and bog down machines. Avast more so than Windows Defender.

Originally Posted by Onebyone (Post 7280479)

I removed Windows Defender from the very first and also all the trial programs that come installed.

Hint:
If you type %temp% in the Run window every temp file you DO NO need comes up. Click Select All and then Delete. You can free up gigs of space. If you take your computer in for fixing problems and then when home run the %temp% and it's full, you had a lousy tech.

Never buy a program to clear up problems. Most techs will use the free programs or Goggles how to fix the problem. They can't keep up with all the new problems so wipe the computer and reset like new. Google your problem before taking it in for a repair. You may be amazed at how easy it is to fix.