Author Topic: How to turn of Network Scanning?  (Read 828 times)

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Offline dale79

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How to turn of Network Scanning?
« on: November 10, 2021, 05:24:01 PM »
I do not need Avast to scan any networks I join.  I use a VPN so it is useless to me.
How do I turn it off so I quit getting the pop-up box asking if public or private and scanning?

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Re: How to turn of Network Scanning?
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2021, 09:32:26 AM »
Hi, you can turn it off in the settings, see screenshot.
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