avast!: Prevent Popup Messages from Appearing During Game Play

Contributed by Rob Rogers  
Tagged: Windows  

It is always frustrating to be in the middle of a good gaming session and to have the avast! antivirus application popup a message regarding an update. You can stop avast! (both the Home and Professional editions) from displaying popup messages while you are running a game by following these steps:

1. Right-click the avast! notification icon (on the task bar by the clock) and select Program Settings.

2. In the left pane, select Troubleshooting.

3. On the right side, check the Check for full screen applications (e.g. games) before displaying popups checkbox.

4. Click OK.