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

Anonymous
2015-06-22T06:27:45+00:00

Hi

windows defender is keep asking to update it every 2nd day, action centre displays the notification about out of date  windows defender, when i open it windows defender completes the update as normally and than the other day it appears again.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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  1. Anonymous
    2015-06-28T06:23:35+00:00

    all updates are installed which previously were showing failed.

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  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. Anonymous
    2015-06-27T09:06:45+00:00

    sorry for late reply

    i'm in UTC +5 zone.

    here is windows update history.

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-06-23T02:43:29+00:00

    Can you tell me what time zone you are in? The last post you made shows you posted at 7:55AM. I am in EDT, so that's my time. Your screen capture shows that you updated at 4:45 PM.

    I assume you are 9 hours ahead of EDT based on the above.

    It seems strange that you are getting a alert for definitions that are 2 days old. Can you open Windows Update History and tell me if you see any errors listed for Defender definition files?

    -steve

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