I am still waiting for some fixes:
I still believe that with a few more fixes, this new release of Avast will be great!
.59 build number
change log?
I’ve seen this mentioned before, but I just want to add my voice to the fact that avast! really needs to do something about the size if the UI screen. I have a 20-inch widescreen monitor and the bottom of the UI screen is still cut off. Please make it smaller or resizable, something.
The clean install instructions were what I was doing, with the exception of disconnecting from the internet. I tried installing Avast with the internet disconnected. It would not install properly and experienced multiple errors, so you should remove that suggestion from your instructions. It turned out the problem all along was Avast was being partially blocked by the Software Restriction Policy, something that never happened before. The solution was to create a New Path Rule within the Software Restriction Policy which allowed Avast to run unrestricted.
The instructions ask you to disconnect from the INTERNET after you had downloaded the needed files.
Once downloaded, INTERNET isn’t needed again till after removal and install of Avast. It’s need when you’re ready to register your new install.
Nothing wrong with the instructions. 
After downloading the uninstall utility and Avast installation software, I followed your instructions and disconnected from the internet. I then ran the uninstall utility in Safe Mode, rebooted, and ran the Avast installation software, but it would not install properly, as per attached error message. A reboot did not help. I went through that whole process twice. So, I ran the uninstall utility in Safe Mode again, rebooted, and ran the Avast installation software again, but with the internet connected, and then the installation completed. Clearly, the software requires an internet connection to install properly. I have a network activity indicator installed in the notification area at the lower right corner of the screen and when the Avast installation software was running with the internet connected, I could see that something was making intermittent contact with the internet. Since nothing else was active, it had to be the Avast installation software.
The instructions at https://goo.gl/4Ptzkf don’t explicitly mention using the offline version of the installation files, but I think that’s probably what you need if you are disconnecting from the internet when the installation is being run. The offline versions are usually posted along with the “recommended” online versions on the 1st page of the version announcement (e.g., the first page of this topic). Can you confirm if you’ve used the offline installer?
My apologies, Avast made some changes and the download links originally listed went to the online installers.
That definitely will not work if you go off-line.
I’ve changed the links and re-directed them to the off-line installers.
The instructions will now work as written.
Thanks for pointing out the information.
I have always updated Avast through the internal update function built into the software, so I’m not used to doing it any other way. But, that was producing an updated version that did not work properly because of the later discovery that the Software Restriction Policy was unexpectedly partially blocking the proper function of Avast. So, I downloaded a fresh version from the Avast home page where it says Download Free Antivirus and downloaded the uninstaller from https://www.avast.com/uninstall-utility. I was working off a printout of the instructions at https://goo.gl/4Ptzkf, so I didn’t realize there were links built into the original document and didn’t notice the links on the first page of the version announcement.
I’ve made some changes to the instructions which should make things clearer
and easier to follow. https://goo.gl/4Ptzkf
Let me know if you spot anything else that will make it easier for all to follow.
Thanks
Well thanks to a Win10 update that reactivated WinBlows Defender Avast! stopped loading on start-up and trying to start Avast! anyother way got me no where, so I did a clean install of Avast! and yet still no Avast! in systems tray. Any help here would be great as its a pain to fire up Avast and then carry-on with my day.
UPDATE…thought I’d post for Avast Team to investigate or others that have this issue.
I changed the scheduler to another time…after it had been running from above…and then it did not run.
I then went ahead and rebooted…and it then ran on the new schedule/time.
Since I saw a pattern I then tried again…an YES…every time I changed the scheduler to run at different time it no longer ran…even if changed back to original run/schedule time.
This behavior is consistent whether a “custom” scan or one of the Avast pre-defined…eg., FULL Scan
It appears it takes a reboot after a schedule/time change to “stick”.
I have done a REPAIR but not clean un/re-install…but I don’t think that would have an impact on this…seems like a bug in this version.
Anyway, thought I’d post. Last note…this was for “Daily” scan with all days of the week checked…I did not try any other variables (ie. Weekly, etc.).
If the Windows Task Scheduler is use, this makes sense since it needs a reboot to take effect.
I have a problem with this version.
The user interface screen doesn’t fit on my small PC screen and it can´t be resized.
Currently it can’t be resized, but as has been mentioned they are working on that.
You don’t say what your operating system is or the resolution of your small screen ?
If you have set the windows display size percentage % over 100% that could be the issue ?
The only thing missing on your screen is the Settings, right click on the avast tray icon and select About Avast, that actually takes you to settings.
That’s an interesting point I did not think of.
I looked in the W7 scheduler of the PC and it has the Avast Emergency Update task…and under “Avast” only the config backup task.
I don’t see a “Avast Scan” task…like you would see with other 3rd party software…eg Macrium Reflect for backups.
I wonder if a software package can use the Windows Task Scheduler environment and not show ? …I would image good safety thing so a Virus could not disable a scheduled antivirus scan.
The reboot fixes this problem but seems odd I am first or only one to mention this…I would think a lot of complaints if someone creates a scan schedule and it does not run.
I guess I could try to clean un/re-install but have not had the time…regardless if this is “known” by Avast then they should tell you to reboot after a time/schedule change…or a bug then need to fix it.
after this update installed ( my previous version was 12.1.2272) the domain users can’t log on. Only local and domain administrator log on succesfully.
My pc operating system is win 7 enterprise an my DNS server’s operating system is windows 2008.
Sounds like you’re talking about a business product.
→ https://forum.avast.com/index.php?board=77.0
No answer yet … :-\
I’m going to ask more directly: When shall we have a new release, with all of these issues (and others) fixed?
I won’t complain too much about the boot speed. It could be a bit faster and on my Dell 8200 XP PRO SP3 sometimes Avast is the last thing to load in the Start Tray. But it still comes up fairly fast. Much quicker on my Toshiba Win 10 Home 64 Bit Laptop (but it has like 4GB RAM compared to 2GB in the Dell)