Does anyone know how to stop AVG from scanning at every startup?

Question

when i startup, AVG opens two icons in the lower right-hand corner. One starts scanning while the other is the control center, what does it do? All i know is that i want to stop it from scanning at every startup, but i still do a weekly scan.

Answer 1

Just go into your options and turn of AVG at startup.

Minddoctor, France

Answer 2

Very easy.

If you want to stop AVG scanning and updating automatically altogether (and perform them manually), you can turn off these services by following these steps:
1. Right-click the AVG taskbar icon
2. Press "Launch AVG Control Center"
3. Select "Scheduler"
4. Click on "Scheduled Tasks"
5. Select "Test plan in basic mode" (Do not double-click, just select)
6. Click "Edit Schedule"
7. Untick "Periodically start scheduled antivirus test"
(If you would like the test to begin at another time, you may change the automatic test to run at your intended time in the box just below this - labelled "Start daily at ______"
8. Press OK and you'll be back at the previous screen.
9. Select "Update plan in basic mode" (Do not double-click, just select).
10. Click "Edit Schedule"
11. Untick "Periodically check for internet updates" (or read as per directions above to change time for automatic updates).
12. Press OK and voila, it shouldn't update or scan automatically any longer.

It is highly recommended, though, that you always update your antivirus and scan your computer regularly to ensure safety and security of your files and system.

Hope this helps :)

Answer 3

I don't know the exact commands, as I do not personally use AVG, but first open AVG. Then go the configuration/scan menu. You should see something like scheduled scans. Just turn off that feature and you should be fine. You may have to delete the scan file to do that.