How to improve BlueStacks Speed with "AVG" antivirus

Main PurposeRecommend changes to AVG antivirus settings that are interfering with BlueStacks running efficiently

Benefits

You will be able to use BlueStacks without any slowdown even while AVG antivirus is running on your PC.

Main Purpose

Recommend changes to AVG antivirus settings that are interfering with BlueStacks running efficiently

Benefits

Audience

All users who have AVG antivirus running on their PC’s and are experiencing that BlueStacks runs slow.

BlueStacks Versions affected

All versions of BlueStacks

Geo's affected

All Geo's

Steps

AVG slows down BlueStacks due to one of its settings. Please update your AVG antivirus settings as described below:

1. Go to 'Menu'> 'Settings' of AVG-Antivirus as shown below.. Go to 'Menu'> 'Settings' of AVG-Antivirus as shown below.
2. Click on 'Troubleshooting' on the left-hand side, uncheck the 'Enable hardware-assisted virtualization' option, then click on 'OK' to confirm and reboot your PC. You should experience BlueStacks feeling a lot more zippy after this.

We genuinely appreciate your choosing BlueStacks. We hope you enjoy using it. If you have any further questions, please contact us at support at bluestacks dot com. Thank you very much.

Last updated on November 10th, 2017.

Configure AVG antivirus to bost BlueStacks speed.

Steps

Double-click the icon that represents your antivirus program. AVG, Avast, Norton and McAfee are the most common. If you are not sure which icon represents your antivirus program, holding the mouse over the icon (without clicking) will display the name of the program. Double-clicking the icon will bring up the program's main menu.

1. Avast Antivirus: Many users have rightfully complained that BlueStacks runs slow when their PC is also running the Avast antivirus. Avast slows down BlueStacks due to one of its settings. Please update your Avast antivirus settings.

You may also try disabling Avast shields control (temporarily) by referring to given links.

• Web link: http://www.getavast.net/how-to/disable-turn-off
• YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9gS4__N4QQ

2. AVG Antivirus: AVG slows down BlueStacks due to one of its settings. Please update your AVG antivirus settings

You may also disable AVG protection temporarily.

• Web link: https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlName=How-to-disable-AVG
• YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da2FgGpt4HY

Similarly for other antivirus, you may try disabling given features temporarily.

3. McAfee Antivirus: Disable McAfee real time scanning temporarily.

• Web link: https://www.linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=135555
• YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ5yRqipZ1g

4. Norton Antivirus: Disable auto-protect temporarily.

• Web link: https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v116457581_ns_retail_en_us
• YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KirdAUPWdaU

5. ESET NOD antivirus: Disable ESET real-time protection temporarily.

• Web link: http://support.eset.com/kb548/?locale=en_US
• YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Xt31bv63g

6. Kaspersky: Pause kaspersky antivirus temporarily.

Audience

All users who have AVG antivirus running on their PC’s and are experiencing that BlueStacks runs slow.

BlueStacks Versions affected

All versions of BlueStacks

Geo's affected

All Geo's

Steps

AVG slows down BlueStacks due to one of its settings. Please update your AVG antivirus settings as described below:

1. Go to 'Menu'> 'Settings' of AVG-Antivirus as shown below.. Go to 'Menu'> 'Settings' of AVG-Antivirus as shown below.
2. Click on 'Troubleshooting' on the left-hand side, uncheck the 'Enable hardware-assisted virtualization' option, then click on 'OK' to confirm and reboot your PC. You should experience BlueStacks feeling a lot more zippy after this.

We genuinely appreciate your choosing BlueStacks. We hope you enjoy using it. If you have any further questions, please contact us at support at bluestacks dot com. Thank you very much.

Last updated on November 10th, 2017.

Configure AVG antivirus to bost BlueStacks speed.

Steps

Double-click the icon that represents your antivirus program. AVG, Avast, Norton and McAfee are the most common. If you are not sure which icon represents your antivirus program, holding the mouse over the icon (without clicking) will display the name of the program. Double-clicking the icon will bring up the program's main menu.

1. Avast Antivirus: Many users have rightfully complained that BlueStacks runs slow when their PC is also running the Avast antivirus. Avast slows down BlueStacks due to one of its settings. Please update your Avast antivirus settings.

You may also try disabling Avast shields control (temporarily) by referring to given links.

• Web link: http://www.getavast.net/how-to/disable-turn-off
• YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9gS4__N4QQ

2. AVG Antivirus: AVG slows down BlueStacks due to one of its settings. Please update your AVG antivirus settings

You may also disable AVG protection temporarily.

• Web link: https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlName=How-to-disable-AVG
• YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Da2FgGpt4HY

Similarly for other antivirus, you may try disabling given features temporarily.

3. McAfee Antivirus: Disable McAfee real time scanning temporarily.

• Web link: https://www.linksys.com/us/support-article?articleNum=135555
• YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ5yRqipZ1g

4. Norton Antivirus: Disable auto-protect temporarily.

• Web link: https://support.norton.com/sp/en/us/home/current/solutions/v116457581_ns_retail_en_us
• YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KirdAUPWdaU

5. ESET NOD antivirus: Disable ESET real-time protection temporarily.

• Web link: http://support.eset.com/kb548/?locale=en_US
• YouTube link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3Xt31bv63g

6. Kaspersky: Pause kaspersky antivirus temporarily.

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