Make tray icon click start avast! main program

[Lars-Erik]

When you double click the tray icon the default action is to bring up the resident scanner settings. To start the on-demand scanner you need to right click and select "Start avast! antivirus".

Is there any way to change this default behaviour?

Most users I install avast! for are not comfortable with changing any settings, but they like to be able to run the on-demand scanner easily.

[mauserme]

Doesn't double clicking the desktop icon start the main program?

[Lars-Erik]

Don't use the desktop at all :-)   It's disabled.  Only the Start-menu.
But the avast! icon is there always visible. And why is the realtime-scanning configuration the default (that's not what you adjust every day)

[mauserme]

Sorry - I don't know of a way to change the way the system tray icon works, but would a quick start icon do any good?

[Lisandro]

Is there any way to change this default behaviour?

This was suggested, and suggested, and suggested...
There are pros and cons about this. Anyway, Alwil decision after all...

[Lars-Erik]

I'd rather have double clicking the tray icon do NOTHING that it opening the settings. It's far to easy for the non-techies I install for to mess up something (ok, I can password protect the setting, but but but...)

[mauserme]

Ok - if you turn off the tray icon in the avast! settings, make a quick launch icon, and slide quick launch to the right - will this accomplish what you need?  The only difference would be single click versus double click.