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Security Windows Defender Update | Windows Defender Download 15 weeks 4 days ago

Windows Defender Antivirus is a Windows built-in antimalware product. It is pre-installed on your Windows computer. It always keeps up-to-date to cover the newest threats and modify the detection logic to improve its abilities to protect your computer from viruses. So, you’d better turn on Windows Defender Antivirus and make sure you are using the latest version.

How to update Windows Defender? Usually, Windows can automatically upgrade it when a new version is released. However, there are also some other Windows Defender update methods. MiniTool Software will show them in this post.

How to Upgrade Windows Defender Antivirus?
Automatic update Windows Defender
Trigger an update for Windows Defender
Manually download Windows Defender and install it

Something You Should Know on Windows Defender Exclusions 1 year 26 weeks ago

In Windows 10 operating system, an antivirus program is built-in and it is Windows Defender. It combines all the essential security features under one dashboard to protect your machine from viruses, spyware, malware, ransomware, rootkits and other security threats.

With it, your PC is under the protection. If you have installed any other antivirus program like Avast, Windows Defender is not turning on. In short, this utility is excellent enough.

Although this antivirus program does a pretty good job, it may detect the file, folder or a process/program you trust as malicious, which makes you agonizing. To stop it from alerting you or block this type of behavior from occurring, you can add Windows Defender exclusions.

How Can You Fix Windows Defender Error Code 0x80004004? 51 weeks 1 day ago

In Windows 10 and 8, there is a built-in antivirus program – Windows Defender. It is a great security service provided by Microsoft in Windows and it is used to protect the system from external threats including spyware, malware, etc.

However, you always experience some problems when using Windows Defender, for example, Windows Defender not turning on, error code 0x80073afc, 0x80070015, error 577, Windows Defender blocked by Group Policy, etc.

Besides, you may be bothered by another error code 0x80004004 while you are trying to update Windows Defender on your PC. On your computer screen, you get the error message “Virus and spyware definitions couldn’t be updated” and the error code: 0x80004004 can be seen.

Windows Defender Can Run in a Secure Sandbox to Keep PC Safe 2 years 15 weeks ago

It is not a good idea to use a computer without a piece of antivirus software. That's why Windows Defender is as a core feature in Windows 10.

Without a doubt, Defender and some third-party applications like it provide an important layer of protection against some threats like ransomware. However, you may not know that they can bring new security risks. Thus, Microsoft is adding a sandbox mode to Windows Defender.

Full Fixes for Windows Defender Not Turning on in Windows 10/8/7 2 years 8 weeks ago

Windows Defender (also called Windows Defender Security Center in Windows 10 1703 or later), a fully integrated part of Windows, is an antivirus program. And it can offer real-time protection from various threats like spyware, malware, and viruses to your PC. Once it scans and finds potential threats, this program will stop them.

However, many users have reported that their Windows Defender can't turn on in Windows 10/8/7 when they try to run this program for virus defense by clicking Turn on button.

When and How to Run Windows Defender Offline Scan Windows 10? 1 year 17 weeks ago

Windows Defender is a built-in antivirus program of Windows. When do you need to run Windows Defender Offline scan? How to perform Windows Defender Offline scan? This post shows you the answers. Besides Windows Defender, you can also visit MiniTool to look for more ways and tips to safeguard your PC

How to Enable Network Scanning in Windows Defender on Windows? 18 weeks 2 days ago

Windows Defender is a useful tool that can protect your computer in real-time. You can use it to scan a file or a folder for malware. The file can be a local file or a network file. But in the new version of this Windows Defender Antivirus, the network virus scanning is not enabled by default. If you need to enable network scanning in Windows Defender, here are three different methods from MiniTool Software.