If you are looking for steps on how to turn off avast temporarily, you can follow the steps to disable Avast temporarily in Windows.

In Windows, you can easily turn it off when you want to. Start by placing the avast icon on the Windows system tray, then right click on it and select the avast shield controls. Then select the timing according to your needs.
Then all your selected files will be disabled. And you can enable them when you want to.