same **** happened to me despite me being clearly online, not to mention all my full scans stop mid way through the scan, Microsoft fix this crap! and I cant manually defragment also
Windows Defender - Virus and spyware definitions couldn't be updated
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can't update spyware and virus definitions
Original title/subject: windows defender
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy
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Anonymous
2017-10-30T09:27:58+00:00 -
Anonymous
2017-10-30T08:49:45+00:00 I HAVE THE SAME QUESTION
..........RESTART YOUR PC .. MAKE DATE AND TIME ACCURATE ..THEN UPDATE
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Anonymous
2017-10-30T05:45:40+00:00 cannot update windows defender
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Anonymous
2017-10-30T04:44:58+00:00 Hi,
We would like to know if you've tried all the suggestions posted by other users on this thread. Also, please see the information posted by Le Boule on page 2 of this thread regarding your concern.
Regards.
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Anonymous
2017-10-28T15:27:31+00:00 Windows defender is not starting