I am sorry that it took so long but the fixed version is finally here! Avast has also provided an URL to download this fix now. People have reported this same bug with the Autoreactivator.exe since 2017.Īccording to a post to the Avast forums, an automatic update was released that resolves the issue. This problem is not the first time it has happened with Avast's software. While initially thought to be either an Avast or Windows 10 cumulative update issue, it was confirmed that the issue was caused by Avast and AVG programs installed on a computer.Ī component of the AVG/Avast security software causes Image File Execution Options registry entries to be created for various applications that would launch applications through a filter that points to C:\Program Files (x86)\AVAST Software\Avast Cleanup\autoreactivator.exe.Ī recent update broke something in this filter that was causing the programs to not launch. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again,' as shown below. When attempting to do so, they were shown a message similar to 'Windows cannot find 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORD.EXE'.
This past week, Windows 10 users began to complain that they were unable to launch Microsoft Office and other applications in Windows 10. A bug has been fixed in AVG and Avast security applications that set registry keys that blocked applications from running in Windows 10.
