How To Turn Off AVG Antivirus Resident Shield Feature

Is your computer acting weird?  Isn’t it giving its optimum speed and performance? Sometimes the AVG antivirus that you have in your computer can make your computer run slow. It can affect almost all applications on your computer. All the word editing, emailing applications and photo editing tools may fail to respond properly. Your computer applications start to slow down and you find it difficult to use them in the proper way.
This sluggish performance might be due to the intervention of AVG software with other programs. Since it scans many files and folders for infections, AVG consumes a big chunk of the CPU share. However, it is not advised to disable the security software. There are instances where you get suggestions to disable any running programs or applications when you try to install some programs or drivers to avoid unwanted interruptions during the installation process. If you are using AVG, you might then probably need to temporarily disable the Resident Shield, which is the main module of AVG.
The AVG software protects your computer on multiple levels. However, in certain cases, you might need to disable some of its features to avoid complications while installing other programs. Below mentioned are the steps on how to disable the AVG Resident Shield.

Instructions

• Go to the System Tray of the taskbar and right-click on the Resident Shield icon. From the popup menu, click on the option Open AVG User Interface.
• Locate the option Resident Shield in the middle of the AVG user interface window and double-click on it. Alternatively, you may click on Tools, and then select Advanced Settings.  Further, click on Resident Shield. 
• Go to the Resident Shield Settings section and unmark the checkbox next to Resident Shield Active. Then click on Save Changes. 
• Even though you disable the Resident Shield, the email scanner and other virus protection features will remain active.
• After you have installed all the software applications and drivers, select the checkbox for Resident Shield Active. Click Save Changes again. This will enable the AVG module again.
• Finally exit from the AVG User Interface window and reboot your computer.

If you require any assistance on this or any other subject related to AVG antivirus program, please feel free to contact the AVG Customer Services. They have a full fledged customer support service to help users who need assistance on using their product.