Auto updates freezing my PC.

For the past few days Ive noticed that every time avast does auto updates it freezes my PC. I cant afford to let this continue, so, my question is, is there anyway I can turn auto updates off ?.

Forget my post, I`ve found out how to disable auto updates.

That would be just shooting the messenger, wouldn’t it be better to find the cause and hopefully resolve it.

What are your system specs, CPU, RAM and Operating System ?
How long have you had avast installed and has it always been like this ?