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Title: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: forjonny on January 15, 2019, 10:01:01 PM
In this version I can get a schedule any more. It has been removed from the interface. I like doing a daily scan and now schedule is not available. I have Free Avast: 19.1.2360 (build 19.1.4142.0)
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: bob3160 on January 15, 2019, 10:22:54 PM
Scheduling is still there:
(https://screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1547587319201-52672.png)
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: bob3160 on January 15, 2019, 10:24:29 PM
My question is why are you running daily scans?
Once you know your system is clean, anything added, opened or changed is check by your AV.
Why run a scan ???
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: forjonny on January 15, 2019, 11:16:09 PM
It is not there. Here is the same screen shot of my Avast that is updated and new. Under all types of scans the schedule does not show that I can set up. Look at my screen shot please.
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: bob3160 on January 15, 2019, 11:21:50 PM
(https://screencast-o-matic.com/screenshots/u/Lh/1547590810850-62741.png)
Now you should be able to follow my screenshot and get to the settings.
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: DougCuk on January 15, 2019, 11:29:08 PM
The scheduled scan option is not in settings - it is accessed from the front screen "Protection" button.
Protection->Virus Scans->Custom Scans->Create a New Scan->Scheduling
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: bob3160 on January 15, 2019, 11:30:22 PM
The scheduled scan option is not in settings - it is accessed from the front screen "Protection" button.
Protection->Virus Scans->Custom Scans->Create a New Scan->Scheduling
Correct. Exactly as shown in the screenshots. :)
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: forjonny on January 16, 2019, 01:48:08 AM
Wow, wonder why they wanted to hide things? Oops forgot. Chrome hides things. Gmail hides things. Yahoo mail hides things. Actually Yahoo mail copied Gmail. Ok we are in the "Hide Me Generation" of computers. Icons which used to be easy to access have turned into dots. I think they call them: vertical ellipsis
Pretty soon our spouses are going to be dots!
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: bob3160 on January 16, 2019, 05:07:46 AM
Wow, wonder why they wanted to hide things? Oops forgot. Chrome hides things. Gmail hides things. Yahoo mail hides things. Actually Yahoo mail copied Gmail. Ok we are in the "Hide Me Generation" of computers. Icons which used to be easy to access have turned into dots. I think they call them: vertical ellipsis
Pretty soon our spouses are going to be dots!
It's a new year. Avast wants to make sure you're aware of that. :)
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: forjonny on January 16, 2019, 05:23:48 PM
If Avast wanted me to know about this then I would of found it in the help files. I only found this thru searching thru Avast forums. They also made me recreate my password and did not recognize my username in these forums. So maybe they don't keep good records. I have all my passwords and usernames on paper so I know they should of worked. Just a hassle trying to get to the bottom of this problem. Hiding the schedule under Custom scans. Who would of guessed that? It's bad policy to change things for the worst. I have been doing computers since Windows 3.1.
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: bob3160 on January 16, 2019, 08:23:06 PM
If Avast wanted me to know about this then I would of found it in the help files. I only found this thru searching thru Avast forums. They also made me recreate my password and did not recognize my username in these forums. So maybe they don't keep good records. I have all my passwords and usernames on paper so I know they should of worked. Just a hassle trying to get to the bottom of this problem. Hiding the schedule under Custom scans. Who would of guessed that? It's bad policy to change things for the worst. I have been doing computers since Windows 3.1.
That's why I supplied you with a screenshot.
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: forjonny on January 17, 2019, 05:47:46 PM
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Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: bob3160 on January 18, 2019, 11:24:14 AM
ur welcom. :)
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: Orange_Scooter on January 22, 2019, 05:29:04 PM
My problem, other that it taking me forever to find scheduling custom scans, is that the old scheduling for full scans hasn't changed.  Anyone know how to fix that? 
Title: Re: Scheduling removed from new Avast.
Post by: DavidR on January 22, 2019, 05:38:55 PM
My problem, other that it taking me forever to find scheduling custom scans, is that the old scheduling for full scans hasn't changed.  Anyone know how to fix that? 

Can you expand on the problem you are experiencing ?

As in how to fix what ?