Computer very sluggish. AVG challenges each of my word docs

Hello Melissa,

Let us check whether the issue is due to AVG or not.
Open AVG Internet Security program window.
Click on "Menu–>Settings–>General–>Blocked/Allowed apps".
Check whether your word application is listed under blocked apps.
If yes, remove from it and then add it to the allowed apps list.
Please refer this article and check how many AVG program names that are listed on the 'uninstall program' window.
This can help us to identify whether you still have the old and new version installed together which could be the reason for computer slowness too.
If you see only one entry of AVG Internet Security, then check whether the version shows as "19.8" on the uninstall program window.
Keep us apprised.

Hello Melissa,

Let us check whether the issue is due to AVG or not.
Open AVG Internet Security program window.
Click on "Menu–>Settings–>General–>Blocked/Allowed apps".
Check whether your word application is listed under blocked apps.
If yes, remove from it and then add it to the allowed apps list.
Please refer this article and check how many AVG program names that are listed on the 'uninstall program' window.
This can help us to identify whether you still have the old and new version installed together which could be the reason for computer slowness too.
If you see only one entry of AVG Internet Security, then check whether the version shows as "19.8" on the uninstall program window.
Keep us apprised.

My computer is very sluggish since I downloaded AVG.   My programs keep freezing.  Restarting does not help much but I need to repeatedly restart in order to access anything.   This was not the problem for which I downloaded AVG.   AVG may be causing this problem.   One thing is that it keeps saying it is blocking microsoft word apps.   I am not sure what that means, but I suspect it is unnecessary.   HELP!

Thanks.  --MW