In one of the previous replies here, I read about Right Clicking on the Avast icon in the Windows System Tray. If I do that and then click on "Run Bank Mode" then Bank Mode starts for me, without any problem. I noticed, a few days ago, that the Avast program was updated. Possibly the Bank Mode issue was improved, in the updated Software? I am happy, because now I can use "Bank Mode", so this thread did help me. THANK YOU!