Real-Time Protection runs in the background of your device and scans any file that you have downloaded, used, or opened. Real-Time Protection checks for virus-like behavior and will stop any suspicious activities, notifying you and stoping any files or malicious processes that could be harmful to your device.
Uninstall Other Antivirus Applications
If you have other Antivirus Applications installed with Real-Time Protection, they will end up working against each other and Real-Time Protection will not work.
To remove any other Antivirus Applications
Open Windows Start
Search for Add or remove programs
Go through the list and uninstall any other programs which are an Antivirus
Uninstall TotalAV
Now we have removed other Antivirus Applications, we can also remove TotalAV temporarily.
Type TotalAV in your Windows search bar
Right Click the TotalAV Application
Click Uninstall
A new window should open with a list of applications.
Find TotalAV
Right click TotalAV
Click Uninstall / Change
Restart Your PC
Restarting the computer at this point will allow your system to fully uninstall and clean up after removing any software.
Do this and continue with step .
Reinstall TotalAV
- Click Here To Download TotalAV
Open the Downloaded File within your browser
Click Yes to allow TotalAV to make changes to your device
Click Install
Wait for TotalAV to Install
Wait for TotalAV to Update
Uninstall Intel Rapid Storage
Open TotalAV
Click the Speedometer Icon
Click Application Uninstaller
Click Start Scan
Locate the Intel Rapid Storage application
Click the check box on the right-hand side
Click Uninstall Selected
Uninstall TotalAV
After removing Intel Rapid Storage, we need to also remove TotalAV temporarily.
Type TotalAV in your Windows search bar
Right Click the TotalAV Application
Click Uninstall
A new window should open with a list of applications.
Find TotalAV
Right click TotalAV
Click Uninstall / Change
Restart Your PC
Restarting the computer at this point will allow your system to fully uninstall and clean up after removing any software.
Do this and continue with step .
Reinstall TotalAV
- Click Here To Download TotalAV
Open the Downloaded File within your browser
Click Yes to allow TotalAV to make changes to your device -
Click Install
Wait for TotalAV to Install
Wait for TotalAV to Update
Restart Background Services
The background service PC Security Management Service may need to be enabled or restarted to fix your Real-Time Protection problem.
To do so, follow these steps:
Click the Start/Windows button.
Type services.msc in the Windows search bar and click Run As Administrator
Right-click PC Security Management Service > Properties
Click on the Recovery Tab
Set First, Second and Subsequent Failures to Restart the Service
Click Apply > OK
Open the TotalAV application and click Enable Protection
Check Windows Defender is disabled
On most modern-day Windows devices, Microsoft Defender will come preinstalled. Microsoft Defender will end up causing conflict with TotalAV and we would recommend disabling it. To disable Microsoft Defender follow these instructions:
Click the Windows icon/Start button
Click the settings cog
Click Update & Security
Click Windows Security
Click Virus & Threat Protection
Locate Microsoft Defender
Toggle Off Periodic Scanning
