How to Temporarily Disable Norton 360 in a Vista 64-Bit OS
- 1). Find the Norton 360 logo in your desktop taskbar (sometimes referred to as the system tray).
- 2). Right-click on the Norton 360 logo and click "Disable Smart Firewall." Choose the length of time that you want to disable Norton from the "Select The Duration" drop-down menu. You can select 15 minutes, 1 hour, 5 hours, until your system restarts or permanently.
- 3). Right-click on the Norton 360 logo and click "Disable Antivirus Auto-Protect." Choose the length of time that you want to disable Norton from the "Select The Duration" drop-down menu. Restart Norton 360 by right-clicking the logo in the taskbar and clicking "Enable Smart Firewall" and "Enable Antivirus Auto-Protect."
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