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Title: Restore point not working with avast free
Post by: REDACTED on October 22, 2015, 03:17:06 AM
I am sorry, but I have used Avast Free for many years and in that time restore points has not worked most of the time  and I never knew why.  However lately I found out that it is Avast that is preventing Windows restore from working.
So now I use AVG free just so I can have Windows Restore work as it is supposed to.  I really want to use Avast but restore is more important.
I am pleading.  "Please allow Windows Restore Points to restore the operating system to a previous point" Why is that so hard to do.
System Restore works just fine with AVG free, Avira free , and Panda free.  All top rates AV's.  I am done with Avast until it is fixed
JJ, Long time user.   
Title: Re: Restore point not working with avast free
Post by: bob3160 on October 23, 2015, 07:34:31 PM
I am sorry, but I have used Avast Free for many years and in that time restore points has not worked most of the time  and I never knew why.  However lately I found out that it is Avast that is preventing Windows restore from working.
So now I use AVG free just so I can have Windows Restore work as it is supposed to.  I really want to use Avast but restore is more important.
I am pleading.  "Please allow Windows Restore Points to restore the operating system to a previous point" Why is that so hard to do.
System Restore works just fine with AVG free, Avira free , and Panda free.  All top rates AV's.  I am done with Avast until it is fixed
JJ, Long time user.   
What operating system and what version of Avast ???
Title: Re: Restore point not working with avast free
Post by: DavidR on October 23, 2015, 11:15:58 PM
When using system restore it can have an impact on avast, have you tried disabling the avast self-defence module before using system restore ?

Bob's question about what avast version is certainly relevant as earlier versions of avast were less tolerant to system restore, recent ones less so. But if experiencing a problem disabling the avast self-defence module before using system restore, is usually enough. Don't forget to enable it again after using system restore.
Title: Re: Restore point not working with avast free
Post by: bob3160 on October 23, 2015, 11:35:21 PM
If you are using Windows 10, System Restore is turned off by default.