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Matt_75 · 27th October 2023, 06:33

My Dad recently upgraded the version of Avast on his laptop and it caused some problems, being very heavy handed in blocking software applications it thought were unsafe for some reason. His laptop is actually quite old (at least 10 years) and whilst it has been upgraded to Windows 10, is still running an old version of Micrsoft Office (2013 I think). Avast blocked all Microsoft Office applications from working and some old photo editing software too. We had to go into Avast and create some exceptions for those software applications: https://support.avast.com/en-gb/arti...-apps/#android

Since then, my Dad has enlisted the help of a local IT specialist as I'm over 150 miles away and can't always help easily, plus I'm no IT expert either! He told me that the specialist wasn't at all surprised at what happened with Avast.

Could this be your problem?

27th October 2023, 06:33	#4
Matt_75 Gets stuck in 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: North Somerset Posts: 575 Thanks: 13 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	My Dad recently upgraded the version of Avast on his laptop and it caused some problems, being very heavy handed in blocking software applications it thought were unsafe for some reason. His laptop is actually quite old (at least 10 years) and whilst it has been upgraded to Windows 10, is still running an old version of Micrsoft Office (2013 I think). Avast blocked all Microsoft Office applications from working and some old photo editing software too. We had to go into Avast and create some exceptions for those software applications: https://support.avast.com/en-gb/arti...-apps/#android Since then, my Dad has enlisted the help of a local IT specialist as I'm over 150 miles away and can't always help easily, plus I'm no IT expert either! He told me that the specialist wasn't at all surprised at what happened with Avast. Could this be your problem? __________________ Matt 2001 Rover 75 Connoisseur SE 2.5 (BRG) 1999 Rover 75 Club 2.5 (Dorchester Red) 1973 Triumph Dolomite (Honeysuckle)