[Solved] Avast Browser Opening Up On Startup: 4 Best Way to fix it

Avast browser is just like some other type of browser. The name Avast is popular for the antivirus. However, the same organization has a browser called Avast browser. The browser from Avast is also familiar as the antivirus. A lot of people around the world use it. Avast browser supports Windows XP, 7, 8, 10, etc.

The browser from Avast has some issues. Some users reported that they observed the Avast browser opening up on startup at times. At that time, the browser will be launching again and again at the startup. This could be a lot of disturbing for the user. Here in this article, 4 methods are described to erase this issue. Those are as follows:

• By uninstalling the browser from the system
• By disabling the Avast browser from the Task Manager
• Stop the browser from browser settings
• By changing the configuration of Avast antivirus

Let’s learn about each method in step by step format.

By uninstalling the browser from the system

The easiest method to get rid of this Avast browser opening up on startup is to uninstall the browser from this system. Here to uninstall this app, the user needs to follow this method:

• The user needs to go to the settings. Then the user needs to find the ‘Apps’ section and click on it. 
• Here the user will get a list of apps that are in the system. 
• The user needs to find the Avast browser from the list and then click on it. Here the ‘Uninstall’ option will be seen. Just click on it, and the browser will be uninstalled from the system.
• After that, the user needs to check if the issue is there or not.

By disabling the Avast browser from the Task Manager

The other easiest way to fix the issue of the Avast browser opening up on startup is to disable the browser. Here is a step by step guide to do this as follows:

• At first, the user needs to open the Task Manager on their system. To open it, two ways are there. One is to type on the search bar down the screen if you on Windows 10. Another method is to press ‘Ctrl+Shift+Esc’ to open the Task Manager.
• Now, the user needs to find the Startup Tab and click on it.
• After that, the user needs to find out the Avast browser from the list. When the user presses right-click on it, the ‘disable’ option will arise. Here the user can disable the Avast browser easily.
• Now the user needs to check if the problem still exists.

Many of the users are also saying Avast is Blocking Websites. If you have the same issue, you can read our detailed guide from here.

Stop the browser from browser settings

If the user can stop the browser from the browser setting, then it will fix the issue of the Avast browser opening up on startup. To do this, the user needs to perform the below steps.

• The user needs to open the browser at first. After that, the user needs to look at the top right corner of the screen and then click on it.
• The user will find the settings option of the browser here. The user needs to find the ‘On Startup’ option and then click on it. Here the user must find an option called ‘Launch Avast browser automatically when the system starts.
• The browser will automatically open with the starting of the system if this particular option is on. The user will find a slide bar beside this option. They need to turn off this option to fix the Avast browser opening up on startup.
• After that, the user needs to restart the computer and check again.

By changing the configuration of Avast antivirus

The Avast browser and the Avast antivirus indeed come with the same package. Therefore, if the Avast browser opens upon startup, then changing the antivirus configuration will work. Here the user needs to visit the control panel and fix it. To do this method without any error, the user needs to follow the below-mentioned steps. 

• The user needs to open the control panel on the computer by typing out the search bar on the bottom left of the screen.
• After that, the user needs to find the ‘Programs and Features’ option and then click on it.
• Here, the user needs to find ‘Avast antivirus’ from the page and then click on it. After that, the user needs to click on the ‘Change’ option to change the configuration of the Avast antivirus.
• Here a window will open to change the antivirus option where the user needs to uncheck the Avast browser option.
•   After that, the user needs to restart the computer to check if the problem still arises. 

Conclusion

If any application starts automatically, it will cause a lot of disturbance to the user. Similarly, Avast browser opening up on startup creates a similar disturbance. To get rid of this, the user needs to follow the above-mentioned methods properly. If none of them works, then the user has no options left but to change the browser.