Microsoft blocks Windows 10 v1909 update for PCs with old AVG and Avast antivirus

[Karlston]

Microsoft blocks Windows 10 v1909 update for PCs with old AVG and Avast antivirus

 

About a week ago, Microsoft put a hold on v1909 update for users running old Realtek drivers because of compatibility issues. The hold was later lifted as the issue was resolved but now Microsoft has updated their v1909 status page (via Techdows) to confirm a hold on PCs with old AVG and Avast antivirus.

 

According to the support article, Windows 10 users with old versions of AVG and Avast antivirus won’t be receiving v1909 update. Avast users can check out the support article to find instructions on how to update to a new version of the antivirus. AVG has also published a support article detailing the issue and how users can update to a new version of antivirus.

 

Microsoft has also advised against forcing the update as that might break Windows and cause further complications. If you’re someone who’s using old Avast or AVG antivirus then make sure to check the support articles or uninstall the antivirus to get the new Windows update.

 

 

Source: Microsoft blocks Windows 10 v1909 update for PCs with old AVG and Avast antivirus  (MSPoweruser)

[Guest]

Based on the article, Avast and AVG anti-malware solution with versions 19.5 and lower are affected.

 

This should be fixed by updating to 19.8 (the current release) using either in-app update or installer (a restart will be required), before installing the v1909 update.

[steven36]

Avast and AVG both use the same signatures now both are own by Avast and its self updateble  by just pushing program updates  and rebooting-so  no need to uninstall so that info is false    . Just many people install and Antivirus and never bother to update the program itself .  Most people that read  the Windows PC centric news sites are update seekers and if there trying to update to the latest update of Windows 10  you know they are , not being able to update would be a blessing to some because  Windows 10 versions get 18 mths of security  updates . If they too lazy to update there Antivirus i doubt they would care if there OS updated .

[steven36]

Also  it says Automatic program update is (enabled by default): updates are regularly downloaded and installed. No actions are required from you.

https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/22/

 

So unless  you changed  it you should be updated already  i know i updated mine by pushing updates last time i was in Windows 8.1 but the only reason i had too was because i just boot into Windows  every once in awhile, Always everything on mine need updated when i do,i've not even done Windows updates in months because i  cant stand it and just boot back into Linux. i never stay in Windows no longer then a few minutes.  if i was a update seeker i would still be using Windows 10 but i don't .  It been almost 2 years since i  reformatted  and  removed Windows 10  it makes no sense to use it i have older hardware from 2015 and my other computer is even older and i don't  even game, when  windows 8.1 runs  out of updates in 2023  i doubt i still will be using windows by then, because  i really dont use it now i just have it  because i installed it on another partition almost 2 years ago when  before i made my Linux partition. Linux never breaks on me on this PC and as long as stay in it 99% of the time i dont have to worry about botched windows update  breaking it ether. 

 

Don't people ever get tired  of the endless Windows update and bug report news ? It's been happening every since 2014 when  they laid off there QA team. They push updates and upgrades with bugs . Its  repetitious and boring  if your OS messes up  then you will have to look for a fix  but bugs never effect every one not every one use the same  OS version, same programs and same hardware. Fixing bugs are time consuming and what drove me away from  Windows 10 and there unstable updates and them changing stuff up making  programs and things incompatible.  It also drove me away from using Rolling and short time soupprt versions of Linux .LTS user here.

 

Windows use to be OK  back when people used the same version of Windows for 10 years  and they had a real QA team.   If you needed to use a old version of a program you could . Back when windows 10 was new 2015 i use to use a old version of NOD32  that didn't work right out the box you just enabled testing updates  and it fixed it.  But it also broke many cracked  programs i had that still work in Windows 8.1 tell this day because i have them installed . Upgrades break things they always have  every since Windows XP SP3  if you didn't have SP3 installed some programs were blocked  and once updates ended  on XP many programs are blocked .

 

But there lots of old programs that run on XP  that never worked on Windows Vista and above. When i started using Windows 7 x64  it use to make me so mad  that most of the crackers were still cracking on XP x86  and many apps were never cracked for Windows 7 x64 . People who used Vista it was even worse because using x64 was a new thing.  i never did  other than one time for  2 weeks then got my free Windows 7 upgrade in the mail  for buying a PC with Vista.

 

Jump ahead  to 2019.,, Many programs and drivers become buggy from one version to the next on Windows 10  and it gets upgrades  at lest 1 or 2 times a year  so if you don't buy  everything or just use free programs its no guarantee you dont have unfixble problems from one version to the next due to incompatibly . Then the day comes they block  your processor for being too old  and you don't get Windows 10 upgrades at all.

 

I say 80% of users on this site if they had to pay for there own software would use something other then Windows so they wouldnt have too. 

 

But at lest this Time  there is a working versions of Avast and Avast clone AVG . When Vista ,  Windows 7  Windows 8  and Windows 10  1st came out it broke many Antivirus and firewall programs and they were no fix yet  . It drove many to use baked in Microsoft apps instead  like Windows Firewall  and Windows defender .

 

Ive not used a 3rd party Firewall since i used Windows 7  as my daily driver (2013). I ether use Windows Firewall  or Windows Firewall  with a Windows Firewall  piggyback program every since. And Windows Defender and Windows 10 upgrades even caused problems with my piggy back programs .So i use nether one and use Windows 8.1 with my old cracked version. When Windows 10 was new they was all kinds of stuff to tweak it out. and make it look good. After some updates  they broke many work arounds and crackers stop cracking some needed programs for your privacy and cosmetic looks . So whats the use of haveing to tweak the darn thing every 6 mths are a year ?

[Guest]

3 hours ago, steven36 said:

Also  it says Automatic program update is (enabled by default): updates are regularly downloaded and installed. No actions are required from you.

https://support.avast.com/en-ww/article/22/

While automatic virus definition and program update is enabled by default and silently updates at the background, but once a program update is installed, a restart will be required (a prompt will appear on the update page; user action will be required at this part). Just a clarification here.

[steven36]

10 minutes ago, Edward Raja said:

While automatic virus definition and program update is enabled by default and silently updates at the background, but once a program update is installed, a restart will be required (a prompt will appear on the update page; user action will be required at this part). Just a clarification here.

All antivirus require a reboot when the program  updates , so do windows updates for any updates that's not the freaking point the point is automatic program updates are on by default unless you turn them off . If you use windows a lot you should of done been updated  already.  i never had no problems installing new stable versions  of Avast in the past only i had problems years ago when I  Beta tested for them , same as when i beta tested for Kaspersky and NOD32  . If you don't want serious problems dont beta test security software .

[Guest]

1 minute ago, steven36 said:

If you don't want serious problems dont beta test security software .

I'm not talking about beta-testing security software here tho.

[steven36]

58 minutes ago, Edward Raja said:

I'm not talking about beta-testing security software here tho.

You was talking to me about  it i didnt quote you  so i answered you back about it  i was just saying  installing program updates of stable versions is  pretty dependable  while beta version are not. the program  itself tells you need to reboot, so no need for a guide for it . To uninstall Avast  is a pain you have to download the Avast removal tool and remove it then download Avast installer and do a  custom install to get rid of all the bloatware it comes with and block the ui  in your Firewall so you dont have ads if you use Avast free. I never remove it unless im switching  to something else .

 

Avast setup highlights why you should always customize installations

https://www.ghacks.net/2015/11/04/avast-setup-highlights-why-you-should-always-customize-installations/

 

That's one of  the good things  about avast it still has  were you can remove  most of the crap you dont  want while other vendors removed customize installations years ago.and are bloated.

 

 

To block  ads  just block AvastUI.exe with your firewall updates and things use another exe .