This has NOT been fixed, I am still having the same issue.
Sandra
Windows Update issue - Definition Update reoffered
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This issue cropped up immediately after Windows Update installed two definition updates for Windows Defender consecutively. Windows Update started offering definition 1.193.3002.0 after the definition updates were installed, which was unexpected as a later version was installed through the updates. After installing 1.193.3002.0, Windows Update offered update 1.193.3192.0, and started offering 1.193.3002.0 immediately after installing 1.193.3192.0. I do have a recent system image backup (stored in another partition). I have tried manually resetting Windows Update (using the instructions I found on Microsoft Support) to no avail. I have restarted my computer multiple times. Both sfc and DISM found no problems with my computer. I downloaded and installed MBAM (free version) and ran a scan with it, which did not turn anything up. Should I just restore my computer from my system image backup?
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the Windows Defender UI indicated that update 1.193.3192.0 is installed. However, Windows Update is still offering (and automatically installing and looping) update 1.193.3002.0
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I am running Windows 8.1 64bit with all updates (except for the pesky definition updates thingy) installed. I had a McAfee trial thingy installed quite some time ago, but I uninstalled it and ran MCPR (from the McAfee site) afterwards. I haven't made any changes to my computer in the past couple of weeks.
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Turning Windows Defender off, restarting, and turning it back on did not resolve the problem. Dangit.
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
2015-03-23T12:22:50+00:00 yes, i'm running windows 8.1 and no Norton or McAfee on my machine that I am aware of.
sandra.
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Anonymous
2015-03-23T11:30:26+00:00 @ PA Bear:
- Yes.
- I ran the MCPR immediately after uninstalling it in the control panel.
- I update definitions manually (check for updates, select updates, then install updates)
By clean install, I meant the Windows 8.1 VM that I got from modern.ie (an official Microsoft site)
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Anonymous
2015-03-23T04:47:13+00:00 Good Grief - why keep banging on about Norton's and McAfee ... 3 systems here ... never had Norton's or McAfee anywhere near them, no trial, no freebie versions no pro ... only ever used Defender since clean install of win 8, then the 8.1 update through the update process. All updates applied as per automatic updating ... (sorry for all the "updates").
The damn problem was from MS end .... not "users" end .....
Yep, this was on Microsoft's end, and thankfully seems to be fixed *knock on wood*
I'd love to know what went wrong, but hopefully it wasn't anything too serious.
Had absolutely nothing to do with third party anti-malware, which like others on there, I've never had on any of my four main Windows 8 systems.
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Anonymous
2015-03-23T01:48:35+00:00 I believe this has been fixed by MS - can someone check out how to close this thread? Norton and other anti-virus info have nothing to do with it. This is about Windows Defender, folks.