Like many other system security solutions, Bitdefender is always running in the background of your operating system. However, it is not visible on your Desktop screen, and therefore, is not an active application.
The foremost solution which is always encouraged is checking your PC primary healthiness and restoring any discrepancy that perhaps is bringing about the disturbance:
- Step 1 : Download Systimizer – PC Cleaner Tool (Compatible with Windows 10, 8, 7 & XP)
- Step 2 : Click “Scan” to find Windows issues
- Step 3 : Click “Fix” to eliminate all troubles
Windows 8 has the property to create the paging file on your hard drive, the purpose of which is to hold the temporary data of open but unused applications. You might have observed a slight glitch, in accessing the application, minimized for quite a while. The logic behind this delay revolves around the concept of Paging. When a running application is minimized for a specific time, it is considered idle by the system. Subsequently, the system moves some of the memory committed to this application, to the page file, created on hard drive. As a result of which, restoring the application may take a litter longer, as it locates and accesses that specific page file to retrieve its part of memory.
Similar is the case with an Antivirus, as it is an application running constantly, but opened occasionally. The need of this antivirus to be active, at a time when the system is running short of memory, is an unfortunate situation. There are greater chances for this application to be unable in locating the correct page file at the right destination. Consequently, the application goes dissident, conflicting with the RAM, and causing the system to crash (usually BSoD). The stop error message displayed at this instance is PAGE FAULT IN NON PAGED AREA.
Generally, a reboot would be able to resolve this issue. But if in case, you are frequently encountering the problems regarding this, you need to take some remedial actions. It is recommended to carry out the following processes.
Reboot your PC to the Windows Recovery Environment (Windows RE), by click the restart option in Windows 8 and holding the Shift key
- In the first view of Recovery mode, click on the button See advanced repair options
- In the Choose an option screen, select the Troubleshoot
- In the Troubleshoot screen, go to the Advanced options
- In the Advanced options screen, use by clicking the Command Prompt
- The system will automatically reboot and ask for the Username and Password (if any)
- Afterwards, a black window of command prompt will appear on your screen
- Access the Bitdefender folder by typing cd “C:\Program Files\Bitdefender\Bitdefender 2013”
- Rename the file vsserv.exe by typing REN vsserv.exe vseerv.ex_
- Rename the file updatesrv.exe by typing REN updatesrv.exe updatesrv.ex_
- Access the destination folder by typing cd C:\Windows\System32\drivers
- Rename the file avschv.sys by typing REN avshv.sys avchv.sy_
- Exit the Command Prompt window
- You will find yourself on the Choose an option screen again
- Opt to Continue to boot normally or Turn off your PC and then turn it on
- Go to your Start screen by clicking on the bottom left corner of your Desktop screen
- Locate Bitdefender tile and click it to show related options on the bottom of screen
- Click on Uninstall among the options
- Confirm to Remove, on being prompted
- Restart your PC, when uninstall completes
- Now reinstall the Bitdefender with the latest kit available
Paging is a useful utility, but in case of a limited capacity primary memory. The users with multi GB RAM do not need this utility and can easily disable it, to avoid any further consequences.
