Windows Defender - Virus and spyware definitions couldn't be updated

Anonymous
2017-09-17T20:43:38+00:00

can't update spyware and virus definitions

Original title/subject: windows defender

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Security and privacy

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-11-01T16:25:04+00:00

    For those of you who reporting difficulty with Definition Updates and you are on Windows 10 version 1703 and 1709, there is a new Windows Defender Security Center. Does the same thing happen when you attempt from there?

    There is some additional information on this thread

    Paul...

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-10-30T09:27:58+00:00

    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

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  3. 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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  4. Anonymous
    2017-10-30T05:45:40+00:00

    cannot update windows defender

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  5. 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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