[Software] This Chrome update should help with annoying Windows 10 antivirus issues

[Hossam Taibi]

Chrome users should be able to use their browser without encountering issues with the antivirus tools included on Windows 10 thanks to a new update from Google.

 

As per a commit posted to the Chromium Gerrit, certain Chrome functions are not able to operate as-intended when Windows 10 antivirus is set to scan local storage.

 

“Antivirus programs and other scanners may briefly lock new files, which can lead to frequent problems with saving bookmarks and other files that use the ImportantFileWriter,” explained Bruce Dawson, a Google software developer.

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In a bid to address these issues, an imminent edition of Chrome on Windows will be configured to “retry the racy ReplaceFile step a few times”. This measure will only be in place on Windows, because the problems are thought not to affect other operating systems.