Antivirus vendor Avast has issued an emergency patch for its antivirus software because users received Blue Screens of Deaths (BSODs) after installing the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. The first reports about the issue appeared on the Avast forums on the 3rd of August, when the Windows 10 Anniversary Update was released.
The antivirus company discovered that the issue is related to Intel Skylake CPUs and released a first emergency patch the next day after Windows 10 Anniversary update was released. The company also made modifications to the online installation application. The culprit was an Avast driver that didn't properly work together with Intel Skylake CPUs with Intel Virtualization Technology (Intel VT) enabled.
Avast has stated its currently investigating why the issue wasn't detected earlier. Users of Avast antivirus software who want to use it together with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update are advised to install the antivirus software through the installation downloader tool that requires an internet connection. The offline version of the antivirus versions are updated later and might therefore not contain the appropriate fixes yet.
Avast has posted information on their website for users who were affected by the Avast-Skylake issues.
