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Windows 10 Version 1703 Mysterious Watchdog !
So I just upgraded to version 1703 , on rebooting I do get a black screen instead of windows loading logo which start compiling text in console like behavior similar to this :
which take about 30 second before resuming window load , researching the internet I found these claims on official websites :# Date # - Phase 0 : starting watch dog initialization
# Date # - Phase 0 : loading configuration( root kernel, set up)
# Date # - Phase 0 : pre initialization events
# Date # - Phase 0 : creating watch dog dynamic key list
# Date # - Phase 0 : sub systems initialization
# Date # - Phase 0 : finished
# Date # - Phase 1 : initialize Components
# Date # - Phase 1 : starting reactor
# Date # - Phase 1 : starting components
# Date # - Phase 1 : starting internal subsystems
# Date # - Phase 1 : starting command channels
# Date # - Phase 1 : srm start actions
# Date # - Phase 1 : starting external subsystems
# Date # - Phase 1 : finished
Microsoft : That screen is related to AVG antivirus
AVG : If it was related to us we'd print AVG Watch Dog on it , that screen is related to Microsoft's Defender Antivirus
Forums : It's a Virus !
Tech Forums : Defender and AVG can't go together you have to uninstall one preferably AVG as Defender is better
I have been using AVG for 4+ years now and never had boot doing that , i have tried to disable Defender using these methods : Security System Turn On or Off Windows Defender in Windows 10 - Windows 10 Forums , but the boot messages still won't go , and before we bash AVG , I have tested both onto few viruses I already collected over time from torrents and MS didn't detect any of which as a threat which is why i am sticking to AVG .
So first , any idea if its fixable ? or safe to leave it that way ?
Also the method mentioned up to shut down Defender Antivirus , while Firewall persist to run , AVG has its own firewall and have always claimed that enabling 2 firewalls at same time may result into non of them to work , so do i have to turn off Defender's firewall as well and if so how ?
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