Hi Alan, I have a similar setup, though I only use Avast for anti-virus protection. Instead I use the Comodo free firewall and have the Windows 10 firewall disabled. At times Windows security shows a message that neither firewall is active though Task Manager shows that Comodo is running, but I have never had the Windows firewall start automatically regardless. The message gives the option to start either firewall and I specify Comodo though it is already active. and The Windows firewall remains inactive. I agree that there is a possible Windows bug here that they are not interested in fixing. This video may be useful for you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sNVSiiEFIY Cheers
On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 3:01 AM Alan A Holmes <gnuc...@alanaholmes.me.uk> wrote: > Hi Tony, > > > > I’m fully aware of that. I’m not the one running 2 firewalls. I only run > Avast and have Windows Firewall explicitly switched off. However Windows > starts Windows firewall if it doesn’t find one running, so if the Avast > firewall does not start as one of the first start-up process both end up > running as Windows firewall starts and then doesn’t stop when Avast starts. > > > > I can’t even switch off Windows firewall when it’s running, and Control > Panel and settings both say it’s not running. > > > > Microsoft acknowledge what’s happening, they just claim nothing’s changed, > though there are 000’s who have the problem. > > > > Even if I disable Avast Firewall it still says Windows firewall is not > switched on in Control Panel and settings, even though it is. > > > > > > > > Alan A Holmes > > > > *From:* Tony Vanson [mailto:tonyvan...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 19 July 2020 17:01 > *To:* David Carlson > *Cc:* Alan A Holmes; GnuCash List > *Subject:* Re: [GNC] Unhide column > > > > It is not recommended to run 2 firewalls at any time. Disable 1 or the > other, according to preference and see if this improves the problem. > > Cheers > > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > > Virus-free. www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > > > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2020 at 10:44 PM David Carlson < > david.carlson....@gmail.com> wrote: > > Glad you figured it out. > > On Sun, Jul 19, 2020, 6:32 AM Alan A Holmes <gnuc...@alanaholmes.me.uk> > wrote: > > > Thanks David. In my case it’s the disk that’s at 100%, and the problem is > > firewall related. When the PC starts both my own firewall (Avast > Firewall) > > and Windows Firewall are trying to run, however there’s a windows process > > that runs that thinks neither is running and in situation just kills the > > disk so that it’s difficult to do anything. > > > > > > > > The latest Windows upgrade has done something that affects Windows > > firewall so that it doesn’t detect that another firewall is running > > correctly. Microsoft have sort of acknowledged there’s a problem, as > there > > are many 000’s having similar problems, but are claiming innocence of any > > change. It doesn’t seem to be related to a specific personal firewall, it > > seems to be any as others are using other products rather than Avast. > > > > It looks as though it’s the order that the various start-up processes > run, > > as this isn’t always consistent. If the Windows process starts first it > > then doesn’t detect when a 2nd one starts. If the other starts first then > > Windows firewall does seem to detect the other is running so doesn’t > start. > > > > > > > > I’ve got a temporary work around. Start the PC. If it starts okay then > > carry on as normal. If it has the problem then restart (which can take > > 20-30 minutes to get the restart option up and then to action) and it > > usually works okay, though I have once had to restart twice. > > > > > > > > I’m moving away from Avast shortly anyway, so hopefully the situation > will > > improve. Until then I only shutdown or restart my laptop when it’s > > absolutely necessaryJ > > > > > > > > > > > > Alan A Holmes > > > > > > > > *From:* David Carlson [mailto:david.carlson....@gmail.com] > > *Sent:* 19 July 2020 09:05 > > *To:* Alan A Holmes > > *Cc:* John Ralls; GnuCash List > > *Subject:* Re: [GNC] Unhide column > > > > > > > > Alan, > > > > > > > > If your computer CPU goes to 100% for a long enough time to notice, it > > will not be reliable to perform any task. That also goes for disk > accesses > > or any other function. this may happen if you have several programs > open, > > or if some of them are resource hogs. Web browsers often hog resources. > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 2:40 PM Alan A Holmes <gnuc...@alanaholmes.me.uk > > > > wrote: > > > > Thanks John. > > > > I'll forget all about it. > > > > > > Alan A Holmes > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Ralls [mailto:jra...@ceridwen.us] > > Sent: 18 July 2020 20:35 > > To: Alan A Holmes > > Cc: gnucash-u...@lists.gnucash.org > > Subject: Re: [GNC] Unhide column > > > > > > > > > On Jul 18, 2020, at 12:07 PM, Alan A Holmes <gnuc...@alanaholmes.me.uk > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Windows 10 Pro Version 2004 Build 19041.333, GnuCash Version: 3.11 > Build > > ID: > > > 3.11+(2020-06-26) > > > > > > > > > > > > I've recently been having problems with my system, the system gets it's > > > knickers into a twist about which firewall it is meant to be using. The > > > system hangs as the disk is 100% active, so the system won't allow me > do > > > anything. After some effort I'm gradually sorting the problem out, > seems > > to > > > have been caused by the latest Windows 10 Version upgrade, but I ended > up > > > running full virus scans, malware scans, getting rids of cookies etc., > > and > > > used Spybot to get rid of anything remotely suspicious. > > > > > > > > > > > > A consequence of doing all the above is that when I started GnuCash it > > had > > > forgotten about all my open account tabs, and column widths within > those > > > tabs. No major problem re-opening the tabs and adjusting the column > > widths, > > > just an inconvenience that's not the fault of GnuCash. > > > > > > > > > > > > However one thing I noticed is that when I opened my "Cash-in-Hand" > > account > > > there was an extra column to the right of "Balance". I think it might > > have > > > been called "Rate", but I'm not certain. I was resizing all the columns > > in > > > autopilot mode and accidentally moved the right hand border of this > > column > > > to the left with the result that it's now zero width. I want to resize > > the > > > column but I'm unable to do this, as when I grab the most right hand > > border > > > it just resizes the "Balance" column. > > > > > > > > > > > > I've tried deleting the account tab and re-opening it, and it opens it > > with > > > the new remembered settings. > > > > > > > > > > > > How can I resize this column please, so that I can see what it is. I > > might > > > not want it even when I have resized it, but I'd like to see what it > is. > > > > You actually do want that column to remain hidden. It's for GnuCash's > > internal use. > > > > Regards, > > John Ralls= > > > > > > -- > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnucash-user mailing list > > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > > ----- > > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > David Carlson > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > [image: Avast logo] <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > > > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > > www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/antivirus> > > > > <#m_-6205468428614011573_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > gnucash-user@gnucash.org > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > -- > > *Tony Vanson* > > *The older I get,* > > *the better I was* > -- *Tony Vanson* *The older I get,* *the better I was* _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. 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