Windows Defender slow to open from taskbar.

[kol12]

Windows Defender takes about 10 seconds to open from the taskbar but sometimes opens instantly, usually on a clean boot. Is this normal?

 

[kol12]

Hopefully other people will be able to work it out. Anyway will install tomorrow.

 

[kol12]

You use the paid version of Bitdefender right? Apparently Bitdefender isn't officially Win 10 supported?

 

[Colif]

Its not supported but it works: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/585403/is-bitdefender-free-compatible-with-windows-10/

 

[kol12]

Do you think Bitdefender is still one of the better free AV's? Apparently the free version doesn't have a lot of user control..

 

[Colif]

I can't remember last time I used a free AV so I can't answer that from experience, look at reviews and decide based on them. I am not a salesman for Bitdefender, I just find it good as a set and forget type thing.

I might never have used a free AV, I seem to used all the paid versions in last 15 years. I tend to get the security packages and use a different firewall to windows defender

 

[kol12]

Bitdefender looks to be pretty highly rated so I may look into the full version.

 

[Colif]

It is usually in top 2 to 3 best security suites, and gives more user control than free version. Free can't even set up custom scans, or a schedule - someone asked recently. But as it often detects 100% of the files tested, I could live with less control. I swapped to it last December so I looked around to see what was the best and as I don't like Norton as I have used it before, I jumped on Bitdefender.