How To Fix Powerpoint Antivirus Error?

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Reinstalling your antivirus program:

• Uninstall your antivirus program from your Windows 10 computer and install the correct version of it.
• Check if the PowerPoint antivirus errorhas been resolved.
• If the antivirus program is outdated, try to update it to the most recent version.

• Launch the Microsoft Edge (Internet Explorer in the earlier versions of Windows OS) web browser on the Windows 10 computer.
• Go to the manufacturer website and download the PowerPoint Viewer application.
• Once done, select the Run option to proceed.
• Make sure to select the ‘Click here to accept the Microsoft Software License Terms’ option.

• Click the Continue option, followed by the OK option.
• Go to the main screen of the Windows 10 computer and select the All Apps option from the Start menu.
• Select the Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer option and click the Accept option.
• After selecting the PowerPoint presentation, click the Open option.
• If this opens it in PowerPoint Viewer, the copy of PowerPoint is damaged. This will leads to cause PowerPoint antivirus error.

• Right-click the presentation that you doubt to be damaged and then select the Copy option.
• Navigate to File Explorer, right-click the blank space, and select the Paste option.
• If you find any difficulties in copying the presentation file, it might be damaged.
• If you can access the file, try to open it in the PowerPoint application.
• If the problem persists, perform the following to resolve it.
• Run Scandisk on your hard drive.
• Boot your computer in safe mode and then perform a clean boot.
• Once done with the clean boot, enter ‘ msconfig’ without the single quotes in the Windows search bar.

• Click System Configuration -> Services, select the ‘Hide all Microsoft services’ checkbox, and click OK followed by the Restart option.
• Once restarted, check if the error has been resolved.
• To start the Windows 10 computer normally after performing the clean boot, refer to the steps here.
• Go to the System Configuration window, click the General tab, and select the Normal Startup option.
• Move to the Services tab, uncheck the box next to the ‘Hide all Microsoft Services’ option, and click Enable All -> Startup -> Open Task Manager.
• After enabling all the startup programs, select the OK option and click the Restart button. Now you are sucessfully rectifying your PowerPoint antivirus error.