Most likely next week there will be a new hotfix of v16.0 which will also address this issue.
We have made it available as early access for our forum users here: https://forum.eset.com/files/category/3-early-access/
> ie. 16.1 is scheduled for the beginning of 2023.
Unacceptable. I refuse to give up a core security measure because a security software I pay for has a conflict with it.
This should be patched sooner in a minor version. Meanwhile I will install back the version 15 and block future updates, until the issue is resolved.