Regarding your first answer, my settings were already good in the Customer Experience and User account sections. I may have done that at startup when I opted out of what I could. A question - I take it Windows Defender was turned off by McAfee and they do not run together??
May have to check out photo software tomorrow. Got the software for my older printer downloaded and working.
You’re correct that anti-virus products do not run simultaneously. You have to choose one over the other. I’m of the belief that Microsoft products work best with Microsoft products, and Defender was recently boosted to enterprise-class in the Microsoft world, meaning it’s comparable if not better than most third-party offerings. Not to mention, it’s free! Oh, and Defender is updated as part of Windows updates, so you never have to worry if you missed a virus definition from the third party.
Just food for though. Your mileage may vary.