Laptop - shutting down problems

System

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

Windows Defender isn't an AV program.

It is. From Windows 8 onward it incorporates the AV engine from Microsoft Security Essentials.

bsod

windows defender is an antivirus, but it's not as good as avast

a backup would help resolve a situation like this in future, system restores don't always work - macrium reflect free

DollyDee_2

So which is best? Shall I ditch Avast and enable Defender? Or is that debate best left for another day?

Personally I'm fed up of the pop ups from Avast saying you need to update but when you click they just want to flog the paid for version.

I used to have Comodo (free) on the old laptop.

[Deleted User]

Personally, I use AVG.

It doesn't slow my computers down, updates itself quietly in the background, and only draws attention to itself, when it needs a computer restart.

DollyDee_2

Hi bsod

Sorry you posted while I was composing. I will look into the macrium reflect free. I have read about it on here but never had the confidence to do it. I have my recovery disks and I've backed up my documents etc on a USB Flash Drive. I'm really out of touch since not working - I used to be able to pick the IT guy's brains.

DollyDee_2

Cross posted again. So I will stick with Avast not Defender and I will look into Macrium Reflect free.

Thank you everyone. Bob, sorry for taking so much of your Sunday up.

Dolly

bsod

changing antivirus to something inferior because of a popup once a year would be a backward step, you're getting a product for free, it's not much of a burden

the other popups can be turned of in 4 clicks

https://blog.avast.com/tag/silent-mode/

http://www.macrium.com/reflectfree.aspx

you need a (£30-40) portable hard disk, choose the system (image this disk) option, then update with differential backups periodically

DollyDee_2

Thank you bsod I will do/look into that/these.

[Deleted User]

DollyDee wrote: »

Bob, sorry for taking so much of your Sunday up.

Don't worry about it.

I can't go out, as I'm waiting for an Amazon delivery.

Mattevansc3

There's a bit of confusion out there regarding the Windows 10 installation. It downloads the installer update not Windows 10 itself. If you haven't reserved your copy you have to manually install it via the icon in the corner.

To access the control panel press the Windows key and X, that'll bring up a small menu in the lower left corner (not a Charms menu) and you can select it from there.