Windows defender keep asking to update every 2nd day....

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windows defender is keep asking to update it every 2nd day, action centre displays the notification about out of date windows defender, when i open it windows defender completes the update as normally and than the other day it appears again.

any solutions to this??

thanks.

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Anonymous

2015-06-27T14:45:41+00:00

That's an awful lot of failed updates on the 13th of June.

Can you check for an install Windows Updates again after a reboot and see if these install? If they fail, please open each and note the error received.

-steve
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Anonymous

2015-06-27T15:06:22+00:00

Is Automatic Updates enabled and set to the default Automatic configuration?

Has a Norton application or a McAfee application EVER been installed on the computer since you bought it?

Did a Norton free-trial or a McAfee free-trial [PICK ONE] come preinstalled on the computer when you bought it? (Doesn't matter if you never used or Activated it.)
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Anonymous

2015-06-28T06:23:35+00:00

all updates are installed which previously were showing failed.
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Anonymous

2015-06-28T06:24:48+00:00

and also i checked the windows update history, there is no failed update for windows defender.
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Anonymous

2015-06-28T06:29:24+00:00

yes automatic updates are enabled.

No there is never either Norton or Mcafee application installed on this laptop. neither they came pre installed.

however once i installed bitdefender about 6 months ago . but i uninstalled it after scanning my laptop.
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