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the defender popup notification has resurfaced again. said i need to update it. happened today. whats going on? win10 and its programs are unreliable. make me want to revert to another OS. the update offline installer didnt work i guess.
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09-02-2018, 08:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-02-2018, 08:18 PM by WinXPto10.)
i would use Avast free antivirus instead
if you still want to use Windows Defender maybe Windows Defender Updates got corrupted
i would try and use command prompt as administrator
Turn off internet temporary
cd\
cd program files
cd windows defender
mpcmdrun -removedefinitions -all
Restart your computer and try download Windows Defender Updates again
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good, ive already ran that through cmd. still pc wouldnt let me get updates for defender definitions...and now iam using avast free version until i can find something on "giveawayoftheday" or sharewareonsale" sites. for now, the issue is moot..not 100% solved.