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Security Windows Defender Update | Windows Defender Download 21 weeks 2 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

3 Ways to Disable Windows Defender Antivirus on Windows 10 1 year 49 weeks ago

Windows Defender Antivirus is an antimalware feature on Windows 10 and it can protect your computer and the files on the device from viruses, spyware, ransomware and some other types of malware and hackers.However, when you need to set up the computer without network, perform a task which may be blocked by Windows Defender Antivirus, or need to comply with the organization security policies, you will have to disable Windows Defender Antivirus.

In the following guide, we will show you 3 ways to disable Windows Defender Antivirus permanently or temporarily on Windows 10.

Something You Should Know on Windows Defender Exclusions 1 year 31 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.

Full Fixes for Windows Defender Not Turning on in Windows 10/8/7 2 years 14 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.

How Can You Fix Windows Defender Error Code 0x80004004? 1 year 4 weeks 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.

How to Make Microsoft Defender Scan a File or Folder for Malware? 38 weeks 1 hour ago

Microsoft Defender, which is formerly known as Windows Defender before Windows 10 May 2020 Update or Windows Defender Antivirus in Windows 10 Creators Update and later, is a Windows snap-in anti-malware tool.

When you open a file on your computer, this tool will scan it for malware and report you if it finds threats. On the other hand, you can also initiatively scan a file or folder for malware with Microsoft Defender when you suspect that there are threats in some certain file or files.

But do you know how to make Microsoft Defender scan a file or folder for malware? It is very easy to do this work. We will show you a guide in the following part.

When and How to Run Windows Defender Offline Scan Windows 10? 1 year 23 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