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Avast install stuck on virtual machine

Hello
I am using VMware and have Windows 10 running as a virtual machine. It is a copy of my main system, not a fresh install.
I have no anti virus on my VM so I tried to install AVAST free edition.
Issue is = the install process is stuck at the first step; I see the pop up window attached; it is there all the time and won't go to the next step, even after 1h waiting...
Is there any specific issue with AV installation on a virtual machine? I tried to install another software (VLC player) and It went well...
Thanks
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Ned Ramsay

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Khalid Mahmoud R. Abbas

Ok, sounds nice. Then I found several problem reports from users about this NG thing. For example, avast deleting users VirtualBox hard drives (in certain situation), NG process/service using max CPU for long period of times (sounded to me that those weren't normal "NG building up" CPU cycles), and finally what prompted me to write this topic: solution for system protection to 50% of hard drive with avast?.

For me too the System Protection was/is set to 50% when NG is enabled. That's about 220GB of space of my hard drive. Of course it's _max_ value, if available, which I don't have by the way.

I started watching the amount used for System Protection, aka System Restore. Now for few weeks (I've not rebooted, I use sleep mode) the "current usage" has been going from 0GB to about 16-20GB. The way the value behaves is that when it goes to about 16-20GB, next it is back to 0GB and starts growing until the 16-20GB and it goes to zero again. This cycle repeats itself over and over. FYI, I've had more space available when the value has gone to zero, not ~220GB but plenty more than ~20GB.

The negative thing about this? Well, every time when System Protection goes to 0GB, ALL your restore points are GONE. ALL.

I've seen the "current usage" going from 0 to the about 16-20GB and back to zero in 1-2 days. So, this renders the Windows System Protection totally useless.

I don't understand who in Avast thought that this is a good thing.

Incidentally just before I upgraded to the 2015 version and NG, I happened to check the system protection restore points (I was checking it for another thing) and there were many older restore points available. Few days using 2015 and NG, after I stumbled to the "system protection to 50%" topic I checked the settings and at the same time noticed that ALL of my restore points were gone.

Additionally it definitely was affecting normal use of Windows by slowing things down more even with a fairly powerful pc.

It's "uninstall NG time" I'm afraid. Back to using only File system shield.. that's all you need.