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This PC has always been running Avast. I reformatted the hard drive when the computer was quite new (due to other issues) and reinstalled everything I needed from disks, so any OEM anti-virus didn’t get re-installed. It’s an old system and I’ve been using Avast all along with no problems.
I was doing a bit of tinkering with the services, making sure that I wasn’t running any that I didn’t need or that I hadn’t turned off any that I might need in attempts to stay lean. The Avast service is still running but I am wondering if there are any other services that it needs that I might have disabled.
In the security permissions, I had changed ownership of the C drive from the administrator to my account but I have changed that back in case it had any impact.
I recently downloaded and installed the latest Windows updates. If they caused the issue, I think it would be widespread.
I just can’t think of any other changes that might have caused this issue to begin. I have been through all of the basic troubleshooting. This is starting to suck up a lot of time and I am just about ready to chuck this whole PC and get a new one but it seems like a real shame. Maybe I should try some other AV program? Are there any suggestions for what I should do now or how I could get Avast back up again?