Author Topic: Error code 0x800704ec Windows Defender deactivated by Avast  (Read 8375 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

REDACTED

  • Guest
Error code 0x800704ec Windows Defender deactivated by Avast
« on: October 05, 2016, 11:47:32 AM »
I want to use Windows Defender and Firewall in conjunction with Avast as I always have but Avast won´t let me.
Is there a way round this and how do I do it?

Offline Eddy

  • Avast Evangelist
  • Maybe Bot
  • ***
  • Posts: 31080
  • Watching (over?) you
    • Malware removal, Biljart and other things.
Re: Error code 0x800704ec Windows Defender deactivated by Avast
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2016, 12:08:49 PM »
Windows itself disables Defender if you install a av.
In Windows version prior to those who do so, avast is disabling Defender.
There really is no need to have both running.

As for the firewall...
What OS/SP ?
What exact version of avast ?

REDACTED

  • Guest
Re: Error code 0x800704ec Windows Defender deactivated by Avast
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2016, 04:39:13 PM »
Thanks Eddy, seems I´ll just have to live with it.