Solved Avast 8.0.1497 Now Compatible With Windows 8.1

If you decide to try this on your 8.1 computer, please be advised of the following:

On boot, you may receive a warning indicating that Avast 8.0.1497 is not compatible with Win 8. The Avast response to this issue is:

we fixed all issues with Win8.1 however we are waiting on Microsoft to remove the BLOCKs for avast Antivirus. That's the reason why you still see those warnings.

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The temporary solution is to check the "don't show this notice again" box when prompted.

You may also see a few event logs because of the above situation. Specifically, I am/was receiving an Event ID 1 and I also received an Event ID 1000 log initially but now it appears to have vanished.

In any event, I'm glad Avast is back for Win 8.1 and the first thing I noticed was the marked improvement in boot speed. The Windows Defender boot processes must have been slowing down my laptop boot dramatically.

Get it here:

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=133788.0

FYI

well, i'd like to wait until everything gets settled ~~ in case of unexpected happenings~

So quick, I really like to wait for more anti viruses.

Can confirm new version is working fine on my 8.1 Pro RTM 64 bit

acer54 said:

Can confirm new version is working fine on my 8.1 Pro RTM 64 bit

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Thanks for that RTM confirm!