AVG Control Center - Main screen

AVG Control Center is the main interface of the AVG system. It acts as a console from which you can modify all components and is crucial for proper AVG network communication. AVG Control Center is launched automatically at Windows startup and its icon is visible in the system tray.

The AVG Control Center main screen contains:

System menu

Shortcut panel

Just like in the Test Center, the left section has buttons to access the most frequently used features of AVG. In this Free version, you cannot customize these buttons.

Security Status

In the right part of the AVG Control Center (above the list of components), there is a section providing an overview of all installed components. It informs you about the security status of all components using a graphical icon:

Green tick mark - everything is OK

Yellow tick mark - you have chosen to ignore an error state of one or more components

Red exclamation mark - one or more components are in an error state (are not installed, configured properly, or out-of-date)

Question mark - the status of one or more components cannot be found

List of components

This section shows AVG System Components, either in the extended or reduced mode. To select the desired mode, use the View menu: the Extended Mode shows each component as a box, while the Reduced Mode (default) shows the components in a list. A red icon indicates that the component is not fully functional - for example, it may not be installed, have some features disabled, or is outdated. A green icon indicates it is correctly set.

You can select (left-click) components to view additional information about the selected component on the component control panel (see below).

Component control panel

The section underneath the components list shows additional information on the currently selected component, and control buttons related to the component.