I would like to know why Windows Defender updates demand a reboot? Commonly,
a system reboot is required because the installer is attempting to install a
file that is currently being used. With for example McAfee you don't have to
reboot when you install a new definition update. I would be nicer if Windows
Defender requires no reboot after installing an update, just restarting the
service should be enough.

I have to say that I have very few machines running Windows Defender--those
that are tend to be servers. That said, I don't recall that definition
updates require a reboot.

What version of Windows are you running? I wonder whether there is
something on your system which is interfering with the ability to restart
the service, hence the request for the reboot?


--


"shadowman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2C851B66-57DD-4671-9B95-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I would like to know why Windows Defender updates demand a reboot?
> Commonly,
> a system reboot is required because the installer is attempting to install
> a
> file that is currently being used. With for example McAfee you don't have
> to
> reboot when you install a new definition update. I would be nicer if
> Windows
> Defender requires no reboot after installing an update, just restarting
> the
> service should be enough.

Hello Bill,

Thanks for your reply.
I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate (RTM). I have a notebook with only Windows
Defender,and also there Windows Defender demands a reboot when apply a
definition update.

Kind Regards,

Guido van Brakel
System Engineer
MCP // MCSA // MCSE

"Bill Sanderson" wrote:

> I have to say that I have very few machines running Windows Defender--those
> that are tend to be servers. That said, I don't recall that definition
> updates require a reboot.
>
> What version of Windows are you running? I wonder whether there is
> something on your system which is interfering with the ability to restart
> the service, hence the request for the reboot?
>
>
> --
>
>
> "shadowman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:2C851B66-57DD-4671-9B95-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I would like to know why Windows Defender updates demand a reboot?
> > Commonly,
> > a system reboot is required because the installer is attempting to install
> > a
> > file that is currently being used. With for example McAfee you don't have
> > to
> > reboot when you install a new definition update. I would be nicer if
> > Windows
> > Defender requires no reboot after installing an update, just restarting
> > the
> > service should be enough.
>
>

I don't have RTM to replicate, but I do have two machines running RC.

I'll blow away Microsoft Security Essentials so Defender will be enabled and
I can test this.

Should be able to manage that by sometime later today.


"shadowman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3D3DB7AE-943D-4B8F-91F5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hello Bill,
>
> Thanks for your reply.
> I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate (RTM). I have a notebook with only Windows
> Defender,and also there Windows Defender demands a reboot when apply a
> definition update.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Guido van Brakel
> System Engineer
> MCP // MCSA // MCSE
>
> "Bill Sanderson" wrote:
>
>> I have to say that I have very few machines running Windows
>> Defender--those
>> that are tend to be servers. That said, I don't recall that definition
>> updates require a reboot.
>>
>> What version of Windows are you running? I wonder whether there is
>> something on your system which is interfering with the ability to restart
>> the service, hence the request for the reboot?
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> "shadowman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:2C851B66-57DD-4671-9B95-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > I would like to know why Windows Defender updates demand a reboot?
>> > Commonly,
>> > a system reboot is required because the installer is attempting to
>> > install
>> > a
>> > file that is currently being used. With for example McAfee you don't
>> > have
>> > to
>> > reboot when you install a new definition update. I would be nicer if
>> > Windows
>> > Defender requires no reboot after installing an update, just restarting
>> > the
>> > service should be enough.
>>
>>

Either something is different in Win7 or something is wrong.

I have been using Windows Defender since beta.
A simple update of Definitions, using any method AU/WU/MU/GUI/Manual
Download and install:
has Never required a reboot, Ever.

The only scenario i can envision is the use of AU/WU/MU when there were
other updates involved, in addition to Defender.

This should be considered odd

Tim
--
If you set a Vista disk in the CD tray upside down,
you can hear SATANIC VOICES!
But that isn't the worst of it,
if you set it the right way IT INSTALLS VISTA!