Avast gadget missing

DavidR · 2015-10-07T20:37:16.000Z

Microsoft dropped support for gadgets many years ago, back around windows 7. Some time after that I believe avast also dropped the gadget as it could be a target for exploit.

So what avast version (latest 2015 10.4.2233) and OS are you using ?

damanamehus · 2015-10-07T22:55:24.000Z

Windows 10 and avast version is 2015 10.4.2233 after updating the avast gadget disappered it was working perfect before

CraigB · 2015-10-08T01:59:43.000Z

What version did you update from? must have been old as there is no gadget anymore and as DavidR mentioned gadgets were dropped/not supported in the later era of Win7 and no gadgets at all in Win8 and 10.

damanamehus · 2015-10-08T11:50:01.000Z

I updated just yesterday from the previous version and then when i restarted the computer the gadget was gone but its always been here even on the 2015 version

DavidR · 2015-10-08T13:49:07.000Z

jack13 post:5:

I updated just yesterday from the previous version and then when i restarted the computer the gadget was gone but its always been here even on the 2015 version

I don’t know how this is, if you only updated from the avastUI in the past it is possible that it may have remained. But If you did a clean install of 2015 I suspect it would have gone.

I have an image of avast 2015 custom install and there is no entry for the avast gadget.

bob3160 · 2015-10-08T14:25:33.000Z

The video I produced when Avast 2015 was first released also doesn’t show the Avast Gadget.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onA3NEbPw7A

damanamehus · 2015-10-08T19:16:24.000Z

I didnt do a clean install i just updated when i got a popup saying new update available and then once i restarted my computer the gadget was gone and ive tried a clean install and its still missing i really like the gadget on the desktop so its shame they removed it.

bob3160 · 2015-10-08T19:28:26.000Z

As David already explained, it was a security risk.

midnight · 2015-10-08T19:51:22.000Z

I had the gadget in 2013 on a windows 7 computer

Para-Noid · 2015-10-08T19:58:11.000Z

@ -midnight You may want to uninstall the avast gadget because as David pointed out it’s a security risk.

midnight · 2015-10-08T20:01:42.000Z

@Para-Noid,

I don’t have it installed. Just posted the screenshot to show I had it in 2013.

BTW…the only reason I could show the year was because that was my desktop background and I had it saved in my pictures using a flash drive on an old win 7 computer.

bob3160 · 2015-10-08T21:11:05.000Z

Para-Noid post:11:

@ -midnight You may want to uninstall the avast gadget because as David pointed out it’s a security risk.

If you’re running a current version of Avast, you would no longer have it installed.

abruptum · 2015-10-08T22:28:19.000Z

I am using the latest stable Avast version and I have Avast Gadget on my desktop.
It is also offered during custom installation. I guess that is because I’m on Windows 7.
Security risk story is just another BS from Microsoft to “upgrade” my OS to Windows 8/10.

DavidR · 2015-10-08T22:35:33.000Z

abruptum post:14:

I am using the latest stable Avast version and I have Avast Gadget on my desktop.
It is also offered during custom installation. I guess that is because I’m on Windows 7.
Security risk story is just another BS from Microsoft to “upgrade” my OS to Windows 8/10.

Try doing a clean install and see if the option is still there, there many hundreds of thousands (possibly millions) of avast users still using windows 7. I rather doubt that they have the avast gadget.

In all honesty, when the gadget was available in avast on my win7 system, I never thought it was bringing much to the party, so I got rid of it.

abruptum · 2015-10-08T22:51:50.000Z

I did clean install four or five weeks ago and gadget was offered during custom installation.
I trust Avast so in my opinion Avast Gadget is not a security risk. I guess it depends on the source of gadgets.

damanamehus · 2015-10-09T00:10:37.000Z

maybe thats why its gone for me as im on windows 10 and ive tried a clean install and its still not there

bob3160 · 2015-10-09T11:45:26.000Z

abruptum post:16:

I did clean install four or five weeks ago and gadget was offered during custom installation.
I trust Avast so in my opinion Avast Gadget is not a security risk. I guess it depends on the source of gadgets.

Did you look at the vido ??? (Link in my last post) There is no offer for it in Avast 2015 and none now.

abruptum · 2015-10-09T12:32:34.000Z

bob3160 post:18:

abruptum post:16:

I did clean install four or five weeks ago and gadget was offered during custom installation.
I trust Avast so in my opinion Avast Gadget is not a security risk. I guess it depends on the source of gadgets.

Did you look at the vido ??? (Link in my last post) There is no offer for it in Avast 2015 and none now.

I repeat that I’m using Windows 7 (gadgets supported).

http://imgur.com/TTrDJqu

damanamehus · 2015-10-09T12:47:39.000Z

I had the gadget on windows 10 and ive had it since i updated to windows 10 from windows 7 on july 30th but after the recent update once i restarted my computer the gadget was gone ive updated before and its always been here

bob3160 · 2015-10-09T13:27:35.000Z

abruptum post:19:

bob3160 post:18:

abruptum post:16:

I did clean install four or five weeks ago and gadget was offered during custom installation.
I trust Avast so in my opinion Avast Gadget is not a security risk. I guess it depends on the source of gadgets.

Did you look at the vido ??? (Link in my last post) There is no offer for it in Avast 2015 and none now.

I repeat that I’m using Windows 7 (gadgets supported).

http://imgur.com/TTrDJqu

Gadgets are not available in Windows 8 +. You are using Windows 7.

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