Intermittent Extremely Poor Performance

[COBS Tech Support]

Issue Description:

Software may appear to operate at normal speed for periods of time but then pauses for several seconds or more as different areas of the software are accessed.

Cause:

Dual installation of Microsoft Security Essentials/Defender combined with a third-party anti-virus package such as AVG.

Solution:

Uninstall one of the security packages, such as Microsoft Security Essentials.