When I tried to save a Word file AVG presented a pop up asking if I wished to block or allow Winword access to the folder selected. Not having seen this ever before, I chose to block. Winword was NOT sent to quarantine and is where it shoud be, but I now cannot save Word files.
Yes, this advice corrected my issue. I was not aware of this added feature of AVG Free. Thank you for your prompt help.
The last AVG free upgrade sees winword.exe as a threat and not knowing any better I chose to block it. Now my MS Word fails to save files and is useless. What on earth are you doing? How do I repair it.
When I tried to save a Word file AVG presented a pop up asking if I wished to block or allow Winword access to the folder selected. Not having seen this ever before, I chose to block. Winword was NOT sent to quarantine and is where it shoud be, but I now cannot save Word files.
Yes, this advice corrected my issue. I was not aware of this added feature of AVG Free. Thank you for your prompt help.
Thank you for the information, Bill.
This could have happened due to ransomware component.
Please refer this article and follow the steps to get into ransomware protection settings.
Check whether Word is listed under blocked apps. If yes, remove it from the list and add it to allowed apps.
Let us know whether this helps.