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How to install Bitdefender on Windows
How to install Bitdefender on Windows (full guide here) This article guides you on how to install Bitdefender on Windows. Before proceeding with the installation, make sure your PC meets the system requirements. You can also watch the steps presented in the video below.
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Problem With Bitdefender Logo On Windows 11 Taskbar
Hello to everyone in the community! I created this topic to centralize the messages in case anyone is having the same problem. Today I performed a fresh installation on a device using Windows 11 and I noticed that the AV icon on the taskbar is missing the Bitdefender logo. It's not a serious problem, nothing that changes…
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Bitdefender services are loading now, please wait
I'm getting the above message when mouse pointer is hovering over the Bitdefender Icon in the Sys tray. I have uninstalled and re-installed (just). When I did this it said "you are safe" BUT, after a reboot it goes back to the above error. Bdservicehost and BDuserhost and other BD's are showing in Task Manager. Win 11 23H2…
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Bitdefender total security version 27.0.49.249 issue
Hi everyone, My bitdefender updated to version 27.0.49.249, I noticed 2 issues with so far. After the update installed I rebooted my PC and then after about an hour or so the tray icon showed a little yellow exclamation mark, when hovering my mouse over the tray icon I got a message saying "Action required: Add a valid…
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What the "Fix" actually does for vulnerabilities
Some of you may have encountered this issue. "Feature: Vulnerability With automatic sign on after restart, your device saves the Windows credentials of the user last logged in and keeps them automatically logged in after a device restart. This could pose a risk to your privacy, as your data and device could be exposed to…
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Windows 10 support after October 15
Hi everyone, How long will bitdefender still be supported for windows 10 after windows 10 EOL? I'm planning to get the windows 10 ESU that gives me an other year of security patches from microsoft, this might be extended even after the 1 year ESU and then there is always zero patch as well.
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Updates Taking a Very Long Time to Complete
In the last couple of days updates to Total Security 2024 are taking a long time. It's been stuck on 0% for several minutes now. Update took about 15 minutes to finish yesterday. There is nothing wrong with my internet connection and prior to two days ago updates were fast.
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Bitdefender Antivirus Plus Dashboard disappeared
I'm just posting this in case it helps someone. After many back and forth with support and mounting frustration this finally worked for me. So one day my paid Bitdefender Antivirus Plus Dashboard disappeared. Gone from my system tray. Clicking on the desktop icon brought nothing up. It was strange I've been using it for…
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The current Bitdefender version, build number link.
I'm sure most of us know how to find our version, build number via the BD system tray icon, right-click, About. As well as clicking the life preserver at the top of the main UI Dashboard, and Product information at the bottom. But here is the link to confirm that the build you're on, is the most current build available.…
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Experience with installing Bitdefender
I have just moved across from Kaspersky Internet Security (subscribed for ~10 years) to Bitdefender (free trial), motivated by the invasion of Ukraine. I share with you some feedback on my initial experience with installing Bitdefender. To install the product the user needs to download & run a small (~14 MB) "installer",…
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List of BUGs to fix in the Home versions.
Hi, Below is the list of bugs that I think Bitdefender should work on as a priority before thinking about any new implementations. Obviously this has the sole aim of suggesting improvements that serve to make both the free version and the paid version increasingly competitive compared to the competition. I believe in the…
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How do I protect My Hyfai TV-Computer box with No cell phone to scan?
Hi There, I was wanting to know how do I protect My Hyfai Tv-Computer box. When I open My Bitdefender it says to install bitdefender on a new device, but then it says to scan the square box You see at the top right corner Well I can't do that as I do not have nor want a cell phone, Everything seems to go in this direction.…
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Vulnerability Bug
Hello, I'm using Bitdefender Internet Security, and the software warns me of a Vulnerability Risk. After that, I checked my Windows Update, but there was nothing, so I ignored the Bitdefender notification. When I find out there is no vulnerability risk on my Windows Updates, I'm doing a Vulnerability Scan on Bitdefender…
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vulnerability does not clear after installing updates.
I ran vulnerability scan, and it showed that I had an update to install. I installed the update, and it said that the update was installed. However, when I went back to the vulnerability scan it said that I needed to install an update, but it is the same update as indicated before. what do I do in this situation. I looked…
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Updates for SafePay
When using SafePay I now get a message that says 'to get latest Bitdefender SafePay updates you need Windows 10. You have Windows 7' However, I have Windows 8.1. Anyhow, does this message and the fact that I am running windows 8.1 mean that I will not get any latest updates to SafePay and my 'SafePay' use is compromised or…
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Announcement for users encountering the error -1007 during Bitdefender update
In the event you are encountering the error code -1007 when updating Bitdefender, kindly contact our Support teams for further assistance. You can get in touch with our engineers by choosing one of the contact channels available here: https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/help/ Thank you for your understanding.
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UI - Text selection problem
Hello I´m using the Total Security Version in Portuguese Brasil. I was trying to select a content in a notification to futher search about what is about and just realize a mouse displacement. Altought the selection occours it start a few characters behind of where the mouse it´s showing. Just made a record. How to fix…
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Instability Issue - BSOD - atc.sys
Hi, I am reaching out through the community since it seems obvious that the "support" system is completely useless! I sent two weeks ago a complete report of the issue with the log, the detail of what was done, .dmp of the crash and the .info file. However I have never received a response and since I have no backup of that…
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A bunch of update error notifications + How do I delete Bitdefender VPN?
Hello, I just made a post a couple of hours ago about updates error whenever I try to update. For some reason I can't reply to it so I'm going to explain here: I reinstalled BD and now windows defender says it's out of date and I get an "update encountered an error" with a -1008 error code notification every few minutes.…
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How can I turn off the anti spam toolbar in TB?
Hi, how can I permanently deactivate the Bitdefender anti-spam toolbar in Thunderbird? Turning the anti-spam module off in Bitdefender has no influence and if I deactivate the add-on in Thunderbird (or even delete the *.xpi file in the profile) it’s back again after restart. I asked the same via email form to the support –…
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Problem With Bitdefender Detection Almost Bricked My Windows Installation
This is more of a suggestion to the Bitdefender team than a discussion because a false detection almost bricked my device I was using a program called Winaero Tweaker basically a program to tweak dozens of options for fine-grained tuning of various Windows settings and features I was browsing a couple of items then when I…
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Bitdefender support doesn't help !!
Hi . ive been trying to solve my issue via Bitdefender support chat . its been a month or two and still no one helps! all agents say " sorry the second level collogues are busy and we will put your case in priority " or something similar and … issue : Bitdefender stopped selling my region license but three different agents…
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Bitdefender and Windows 10
Given that Windows 10 is being discontinued and security updates will cease, is Bitdefender good enough to compensate ? (only for the security aspect)
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Bitdefender total security install log in
Hi everyone, I've uninstalled bitdefender total security using the bitdefender removal tool, then downloaded the latest version from central version 27.0.55.279. When installed it had logged my account in automatically, I did not have to sign in to the app with my account log in and password like I always had to do before.…
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Auto updates turned Off
I signed on to my computer last night and there was an update in auto recommendations which I said to do the update, it did not update, just stayed on 0%. I then then did a restart then got a screen asking if I wanted to do the update which I selected. The update completed. This morning I signed on again, but within an…
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Thanks,
The current bit defender is light and does not slow down computer.
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Possible small bug when viewing the file location of a firewall alert.
This might be a small bug, but might be worth looking into. Whenever you open explorer to view the file of a firewall alert via the GUI it spawns explorer.exe /factory {75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -embedding under svchost in process explorer. This is normal and is usually spawned when you open a folder from…
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Is it necessary to uninstall Bitdefender when upgrading from Windows 10 to Windows 11?
I would like to upgrade my current Windows 10 system to Windows 11 because of the looming end of support for Windows 10 in October. I do however have concerns about Bitdefender's Protection in regards to the upgrade process. Is it necessary to uninstall and subsequently reinstall Bitdefender when upgrading from Windows 10…
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LOVE the product
I had given considerable thought before purchasing Bitdefender Total Security. For years I was using a competitor., and with that competitor product there were times when the downloading of virus updates hadn't taken place. I also found that product blocked certain places for which I had to sign in, so in order to do so, I…
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How to add Outlook to email protection?
Unable to add Outlook to email protection with message : from Bitdefender Something went wrong We couldn't complete the activation flow. Please start again. and from Microsoft "We're unable to complete your request invalid_request: The provided request must include a 'client_id' input parameter."
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Bitdefender (v27.0.49.250) not updating automatically on standard user account
Hello, I'm using Bitdefender version 27.0.49.250 on Windows 11, and I'm seriously concerned about the fact that updates never happen automatically when logged in as a standard user (non-admin). Yes, the updatesrv.exe service is running under the LocalSystem account, and yes, automatic updates are enabled in the settings.…