Then something is blocking the automatic start of this process/file. Is this entry in msconfig ticked to start automatically? Avast Antivirus>Avast Software>“C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\avastUI.exe” /nogui This is under the Startup tab in msconfig.

If it is not, enable by ticking it and reboot.

You can look to see if it is missing in the registry under the registry key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Use REGEDIT to view only.

IMPORTANT: Do not make any changes here if missing or present. Just report back what you see. You don’t want to cause any damage.