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#211 - Can I turn off the AntiVir splash screen during computer startup?

Created by Stefan Berka on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:21 (GMT+1) Last updated: Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:11 (GMT+1)

Subject

Can I turn off the AntiVir splash screen during computer startup?

Description

In order to turn off the AntiVir splash screen, please follow these steps:

Start the Windows registry editor (Start - Run - regedit)
Under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (Windows 2000/XP) or HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run (Windows Vista/7) click on avgnt
Add the parameter /nosplash (Windows 2000/XP) or -nosplash (Windows Vista/ 7) to this entry

The splashscreen will no longer appear during startup and AntiVir will start in the background.

Affected products

• Avira AntiVir Professional [Windows]

• Avira Premium Security Suite [Windows]

• Avira AntiVir Premium [Windows]

• Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus [Windows]