I am getting a message that says Windows Defender was unable to complete the
update: 0x8024402c.

I checked the Microsoft FAQ and i did all that it told me to try and none of
that helped. Anyone have any suggestions

Hello Tom,
Does AutoUpdate work on your system?

Try going to Windows Update and applying all offered critical updates.
http://update.microsoft.com



"Tom Cusick" wrote:

> I am getting a message that says Windows Defender was unable to complete the
> update: 0x8024402c.
>
> I checked the Microsoft FAQ and i did all that it told me to try and none of
> that helped. Anyone have any suggestions

For some unknown reason i didnt even consider looking at
windowsupdate.microsoft.com for the defender updates,... but thatnks that
worked.

"Engel" wrote:

> Hello Tom,
> Does AutoUpdate work on your system?
>
> Try going to Windows Update and applying all offered critical updates.
> http://update.microsoft.com
>
>
>
> "Tom Cusick" wrote:
>
> > I am getting a message that says Windows Defender was unable to complete the
> > update: 0x8024402c.
> >
> > I checked the Microsoft FAQ and i did all that it told me to try and none of
> > that helped. Anyone have any suggestions

Thanks for letting us know the outcome!
(¯`·._.·Еиçеl·._.·´¯)


"Tom Cusick" wrote:

> For some unknown reason i didnt even consider looking at
> windowsupdate.microsoft.com for the defender updates,... but thatnks that
> worked.
>
> "Engel" wrote:
>
> > Hello Tom,
> > Does AutoUpdate work on your system?
> >
> > Try going to Windows Update and applying all offered critical updates.
> > http://update.microsoft.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "Tom Cusick" wrote:
> >
> > > I am getting a message that says Windows Defender was unable to complete the
> > > update: 0x8024402c.
> > >
> > > I checked the Microsoft FAQ and i did all that it told me to try and none of
> > > that helped. Anyone have any suggestions

I was getting this message also. I have a laptop that is from work, with
installed software from server. I have administrator privileges. I was
unable to update from home, but could update from Microsoft update. I
connected through VPN to the work network and then the error message
disappeared when updating from defender. Hope this helps, I am not an IT
person, but can provide more details if wished.

"Engel" wrote:

> Thanks for letting us know the outcome!
> (¯`·._.·Еиçеl·._.·´¯)
>
>
> "Tom Cusick" wrote:
>
> > For some unknown reason i didnt even consider looking at
> > windowsupdate.microsoft.com for the defender updates,... but thatnks that
> > worked.
> >
> > "Engel" wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Tom,
> > > Does AutoUpdate work on your system?
> > >
> > > Try going to Windows Update and applying all offered critical updates.
> > > http://update.microsoft.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Tom Cusick" wrote:
> > >
> > > > I am getting a message that says Windows Defender was unable to complete the
> > > > update: 0x8024402c.
> > > >
> > > > I checked the Microsoft FAQ and i did all that it told me to try and none of
> > > > that helped. Anyone have any suggestions

Your laptop is set so that autoupdate attempts to connect to an internal
corporate server for updates.

This explains why the error message goes away when you connect via vpn. If
that corporate server is a WSUS server, and if the administrator has enabled
Windows Defender definitions to be distributed, you should get updates
automatically when connected to the work network. Otherwise, using Microsoft
Update will be necessary.

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"JDR Spokane" <JDR (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:A53A1333-3919-42FC-B7EB-(E-Mail Removed)...
>I was getting this message also. I have a laptop that is from work, with
> installed software from server. I have administrator privileges. I was
> unable to update from home, but could update from Microsoft update. I
> connected through VPN to the work network and then the error message
> disappeared when updating from defender. Hope this helps, I am not an IT
> person, but can provide more details if wished.
>
> "Engel" wrote:
>
>> Thanks for letting us know the outcome!
>> (¯`·._.·??ç?l·._.·´¯)
>>
>>
>> "Tom Cusick" wrote:
>>
>> > For some unknown reason i didnt even consider looking at
>> > windowsupdate.microsoft.com for the defender updates,... but thatnks
>> > that
>> > worked.
>> >
>> > "Engel" wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hello Tom,
>> > > Does AutoUpdate work on your system?
>> > >
>> > > Try going to Windows Update and applying all offered critical
>> > > updates.
>> > > http://update.microsoft.com
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > "Tom Cusick" wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > I am getting a message that says Windows Defender was unable to
>> > > > complete the
>> > > > update: 0x8024402c.
>> > > >
>> > > > I checked the Microsoft FAQ and i did all that it told me to try
>> > > > and none of
>> > > > that helped. Anyone have any suggestions

Yes ! It worked fine for me as well. Thank you Engel for your support in this
matter !

"Engel" wrote:

> Hello Tom,
> Does AutoUpdate work on your system?
>
> Try going to Windows Update and applying all offered critical updates.
> http://update.microsoft.com
>
>
>
> "Tom Cusick" wrote:
>
> > I am getting a message that says Windows Defender was unable to complete the
> > update: 0x8024402c.
> >
> > I checked the Microsoft FAQ and i did all that it told me to try and none of
> > that helped. Anyone have any suggestions