Uninstall third party anti-virus first before Reset This PC??


  1. imcanadian
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    Uninstall third party anti-virus first before Reset This PC??


    I have a question about uninstall third party anti-virus on my desktop. I want to get the program of Windows Defender working again as that is the reason why I installed third party anti-virus program, Bitdefender just in case get malware virus on my desktop. I am planning to do Reset This PC and see if Windows Defender will work again after reset. Or do with clean install that will be better to have all clean with Windows 10 Pro 64-edition operating system. Should I uninstall third party AV before go next with Reset This PC or clean install? I know I have to get back up the files that I want to keep.

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  3. Samuria
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    Uninstall then get the removal tool from makers site to remove it completely av can sometimes stop reset
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