It jumps to recovery menu and that’s basically all. Do you have suggestions what to do?

How did you remove Avast ???

System Restore point prior to uninstall?

Follow instructions: https://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility

bob3160

  • I’ve used uninstall menu from “Programs and Features” in Windows.
  • No I don’t have restore point

Asyn

  • Safe Mode does not start. Same pattern - it goes to recovery menu. So I cannot follow that instruction.

See: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/windows-startup-settings-safe-mode