I installed the latest version of avast free and to my surprise it doesn't freeze the applications as it did but certain applications are misbehaving and certain applications work fine. For example soon as I load into windows I have software called NZXT cam that controls my fans and that stops loading and will not open as it requires the internet, and after that stops loading if I click on the Edge browser it does not load anything even though I have a stable internet connection and shutdown takes a while, removing avast free fixes issues. Oher applications behave strangely to.