Louisaz

Checking Task Manager is the FIRST thing I tried when there was no icon. TM shows nothing. Windows Control Panel Programs shows nada! All because it does not appear in window's taskbar does not mean it is not running. Check task manager to see if the gziface.exe task is running, and check to see if the service gzserv is on.

I have nothing! Here is a scan of my Windows screen -- the lower right-hand corner after I've installed Bitdefender: You should have an icon on your desktop that if you click on it should show you a dashboard where you can see it is running and you can change settings

Understood. That makes sense. Before reading your reply, I gave it another try. I downloaded Bitdefender (directly from their website) and followed the prompts, which included rebooting after MSE was uninstalled. I had the same issues: NO indication that BD was running; NO indication that it was an installed program (not…

UPDATE: I downloaded the Bitdefender uninstaller and used it. I also reinstalled MSE, which has never given me any issues. I'll await an authoritative answer on the installation of Bitdefender Free before I give it a second try. IMHO, it's not asking too much for the installation to let the installer know that it's…