I keep turning on the periodic scanning for windows defender, but every time I go back every couple days it’s off. Could it be avast is purposely disabling this?
Could it be avast is purposely disabling this?Oh yes >> https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/multiple-antivirus-programs-bad-idea/2670/
No, avast is not doing so.
It is Windows itself that disables defender when another av is installed.