Windows Defender is the default antivirus program of Windows 10. Not all users find it useful when it comes to the overall protection of their system from malicious files. And due to this reason, they install some of the best antivirus programs available for Windows 10. The third party antivirus program available for Windows 10 offers some additional features in comparison to default Windows Defender. Avast antivirus is one of the security programs which users prefer to install on their Windows 10. It is available for free and has lots of advanced security features. But some users complaining that they seeing a mysterious error while using Avast antivirus which read: Normally users facing this issue after they updating Avast antivirus to the latest version available. This is really a scary error as due to this reason antivirus is not working properly.
Fix: Avast background service is not running Windows 10
Fix: Avast background service is not running Windows 10
But not to worry as this issue can be fixed and in this article, you will read about some of the possible ways to troubleshoot the issue. So if you have installed Antivirus on your Windows 10 PC, then why don’t you start following the troubleshooting method in upcoming lines: Note that the first two tips worked fine for almost all the users facing the problem. If this fails to fix the issue, then try the next tip.
1. Run AvastEmUpdate.exe
For that, you need to navigate to following directory C:\Program Files\AVAST Software\Avast\ and run AvastEmUpdate.exe file
After that reboot your system.
2. Reinstall Avast (Latest Version)
3. Repair Avast
4. Disable Avast Shield Control
Make a right-click on on the Avast icon available in the system. In the context menu select Avast Shield Control -> Disable until Computer is restarted.
Reboot your system. Now check if this fixes the issue.
5. Make Startup type Automatic
Some users suggested they fixed the issue by setting Avast startup setting type to Automatic. Here is how you can do that:
Head over to Startup type section and set it to Automatic if not already using drop-down. 3. Reboot your Windows 10 PC. So these are some of the possible ways which you can employ to troubleshoot the issue Avast background service is not running in Windows 10. Try them out and let me know which helps you.
