Just so we get it straight, I'm not the only one to make that recommendation.
Even if I may have made that suggestion a bit earlier than most.
Instead of disabling the shields, you could also have set Avast to passive mode.
You should also notice that I made that same recommendation for any other programs you
may have had running in the background.
I don't do this when I do the patch Tuesday updates. I do take that precaution for the
Semi-annual OS Updates.
I followed this advice an the many systems I'
ve updated and had no problems with theWindows 10 1803 update on any of those systems.It's your computer and you make the ultimate decision. I'm simply offering my advicebase on my own experience.