Tune up recent release

Hi Jonathan.
Thank you for reaching us here.
We certainly understand that this has been a disruption. The version upgrade was automatic and the AVG TuneUp will check for updates in the background and install them whenever available.
We'd like to take this as your valuable feedback and forward it to our developers.
We're once again sorry for the inconvenience caused.

The issue with AVG tune up recent release has been a nightmare (for many people as this forum shows).
Are these releases performed automatically or can I choose to update manually? 
If it is automatic can AVG notify users in advance please?
This episode has diminished trust significantly.

Hi Jonathan.
Thank you for reaching us here.
We certainly understand that this has been a disruption. The version upgrade was automatic and the AVG TuneUp will check for updates in the background and install them whenever available.
We'd like to take this as your valuable feedback and forward it to our developers.
We're once again sorry for the inconvenience caused.