I've been an AVG user for years, first their 'free' version which at the time was better than 'nothing' provided by Microsoft. After the free version I became a paid user, figuring that would be better than Microsoft's effort with Windows 10. However I became increasingly annoyed with AVG's nagging and teasing to install more of their products. Consequently my tablet ended up having AVG removed, problem solved. However I kept AVG running on my PC
Recently my tablet decided it wanted to upgrade from Windows feature update 1903 to feature update 2004. The update worked fine, installed without problems and though there didn't seem to be much in it for the tablet user, it could all be used when the keyboard is attached. Some days later my PC wanted to incorporate the same update. No problem thought I and gave it the go ahead.
All was fine until a reboot was required, then Shock Horror and Blue Screen of Death! Which was followed by a waiting screen and the legend 'undoing changes to your computer'. The temptation to flip the power switch and hopefully cause a successful reboot was almost more than I could bare, but I held my ground and let the thing try to unravel its own mess. Eventually my machine booted and let me log in, followed by the usual feature update information/ new version spiel. Only the update had failed according to the update page in settings. PC was still working otherwise, so no major problem except the nagging feeling of that BSOD waiting to bite my ass again.
I took advice from my go to guy, and subsequently found myself trawling through Device Manager manually checking every device and performing and automatic driver update. Right enough two devices took an update, the rest was a mind numbing tedium of already having 'the best driver for your device'. Why Windows can't automate the process I have no idea.
Then I thought to myself ,' I don't want to go through the install process again only to get the same problem, what if as I have heard AVG is to blame?' I did some research, well I googled, but that's what passes for research these days. Seem that there is a suggestion that third party Anti-virus software is generically inimicable to Windows feature updates. So I removed AVG in its entirety.
Subsequent download, and install of feature update 2004 went off without a hitch. WTG me! And only a Whole day necessary to resolve the problem!
