Auto update turned off - Avast pops up frequently to restart

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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(Unfortunately) I updated yesterday to the latest version of Avast Free - 11.1.2253

I CHOOSE to update when I want to and not AUTO UPDATE so I set that to Manual, as I have for years of using Avast.

Avast is popping up a restart message frequently to restart the computer - I assume to change to Auto Updating.
There’s a link to switch to “Auto Update” and a link or button to “Restart computer”.

I have tried the “Remind Me” - Next Century; Next Year; Next Month; or whatever the longterm options are.

None of them work.

All of this seems intended to drive away users.

How annoying can Avast be?

Frequent unnecessary popups!

A “Do Not Remind Me” option which does not work.

What’s happened to this company?

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Have you restarted the computer since the update ??? If not, you continue to get the reminder.
The new version isn’t fully functional till the system is rebooted.

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You are correct, thank you.

I was sure I had restarted at least once, for some reason needed another reboot, I thought it was relating to my having Auto Updates turned off.

My apologies to Avast. My mistake.

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No need to apologize. Sometimes it takes 2 reboots for all the ducks to line up properly. :)Glad your problem is fixed. :slight_smile: