Hello all,
Could someone please do a simple test to help me further evaluate my concern (as described in the title)? If you are so inclined, could you please go into your Power Management view and
try to restore the default settings for your specific power plan (as shown in the image below)?
On my last two previous clean installs, I always received an error message with Avast 2014 installed; however, on this third clean install attempt, I have installed everything "except" Avast 2014 and now I can restore the defaults successfully 100% of the time. Please understand that I am only asking for this simple test to be performed and the results (pass or fail) to be provided accordingly.
UPDATE: I have confirmed that Avast 2014 is causing this issue and others have found this to be an issue on 8.1 as well. FYI, It doesn't matter whether you have a UEFI or Legacy installation. After three careful "clean installs", I can conclusively say that Avast 2014 is causing this issue. Check your own rigs and good luck.
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