User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Bitdefender Antivirus Plus
- Table of Contents
- Installation
- Getting started
- How to
- 8. Installation
- 8.1. How do I install Bitdefender on a second computer?
- 8.2. How can I reinstall Bitdefender?
- 8.3. Where can I download my Bitdefender product from?
- 8.4. How can I change the language of my Bitdefender product?
- 8.5. How do I use my Bitdefender subscription after a Windows upgrade?
- 8.6. How can I upgrade to the latest Bitdefender version?
- 9. Subscriptions
- 10. Bitdefender Central
- 11. Scanning with Bitdefender
- 11.1. How do I scan a file or a folder?
- 11.2. How do I scan my system?
- 11.3. How do I schedule a scan?
- 11.4. How do I create a custom scan task?
- 11.5. How do I except a folder from being scanned?
- 11.6. What to do when Bitdefender detected a clean file as infected?
- 11.7. How do I check what threats Bitdefender detected?
- 12. Privacy protection
- 13. Useful Information
- 13.1. How do I test my security solution?
- 13.2. How do I remove Bitdefender?
- 13.3. How do I remove Bitdefender VPN?
- 13.4. How do I automatically shut down the computer after the scan is over?
- 13.5. How do I configure Bitdefender to use a proxy internet connection?
- 13.6. Am I using a 32 bit or a 64 bit version of Windows?
- 13.7. How do I display hidden objects in Windows?
- 13.8. How do I remove other security solutions?
- 13.9. How do I restart in Safe Mode?
- 8. Installation
- Managing your security
- 14. Antivirus protection
- 15. Advanced Threat Defense
- 16. Online Threat Prevention
- 17. Vulnerability
- 18. Safe Files
- 19. Ransomware Remediation
- 20. Password Manager protection for your credentials
- 21. VPN
- 22. Safepay security for online transactions
- 23. Data Protection
- 24. USB Immunizer
- System optimization
- Troubleshooting
- 26. Solving common issues
- 26.1. My system appears to be slow
- 26.2. Scan doesn't start
- 26.3. I can no longer use an app
- 26.4. What to do when Bitdefender blocks a safe website or online app
- 26.5. What to do if Bitdefender detects a safe app as ransomware
- 26.6. How to update Bitdefender on a slow internet connection
- 26.7. Bitdefender services are not responding
- 26.8. The Autofill feature in my Wallet doesn't work
- 26.9. Bitdefender removal failed
- 26.10. My system doesn't boot up after installing Bitdefender
- 27. Removing threats from your system
- 27.1. Bitdefender Rescue Mode (Rescue Environment in Windows 10)
- 27.2. What to do when Bitdefender finds threats on your computer?
- 27.3. How do I clean a threat in an archive?
- 27.4. How do I clean a threat in an email archive?
- 27.5. What to do if I suspect a file as being dangerous?
- 27.6. What are the password-protected files in the scan log?
- 27.7. What are the skipped items in the scan log?
- 27.8. What are the over-compressed files in the scan log?
- 27.9. Why did Bitdefender automatically delete an infected file?
- 26. Solving common issues
- Contact us
- Glossary

Turning off Autopilot notifications
To bring your attention to the Autopilot recommendations, the Bitdefender
product is set up to notify you through a pop-up window.
To turn off the Autopilot notifications:
1. Click Settings on the navigation menu on the Bitdefender interface.
2. In the General window, turn off Recommendation notifications.
5.3.3. Quick actions
Using quick actions you can quickly launch tasks that you consider important
for keeping your system protected and improving the way you work.
By default, Bitdefender comes with some quick actions that can be replaced
with the ones you know you mostly use. To replace a quick action:
1. Click the icon in the upper-right corner of the card you want to remove.
2. Point the task you want to add to the main interface, and then click ADD.
The tasks you can add to the main interface, are:
● Quick Scan. Run a quick scan to promptly detect the possible threats that
may be present on your computer.
● System Scan. Run a system scan to make sure your computer is clean of
threats.
● Vulnerability Scan. Scan your computer for vulnerabilities to make sure
that all installed apps, along with the Operating System, are updated and
properly functioning.
● Check Wi-Fi safety. Open Wi-Fi Security Advisor to check if the wireless
home network you are connected to is secure or not and if it has
vulnerabilities.
● Wallets. View and manage your wallets.
● Open Safepay. Open Bitdefender Safepay™ to protect your sensitive data
while performing online transactions.
● Open VPN. Open Bitdefender VPN to add an extra layer of protection while
connected to the internet.
● File Shredder. Launch the File Shredder tool to remove traces of sensitive
data from your computer.
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To start protecting additional devices with Bitdefender:
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