Manual Updates?

[Guest]

Is there a way to get manual definition updates anwhere inside Windows
Defender?

I saw a few posts saying Microsoft Update will have them. If this is the
way to get manual updates, I think there needs to at least be a link within
Windows Defender to get to Microsoft Update.

I know the goal is to get everything integrated, but the manual update
option needs to be there just in case.

 

[Guest]

Yes there is! Go to Help menu (the down arrow to the right of the Question
mark in a blue circle). Click "About Windows Defender" and you'll see a
"Check for Updates"

Users shouldnt have to use this very often since Defender seems to remind
you if it hasnt been updated in x amount of days (when I installed, it
informed me that updates were 20 days old) plus, by default, before a
scheduled scan is run Defender checks for updates. (You can change/view this
setting in "Tools" - "General Settings"

Andrew

 

[Guest]

I have tried the manual update my self but the application came back with no
updates available at this time but if I use Micsrosoft Updates it finds the
updates. I am not sure if this is a proxy situation where Window's Defender
does not know about the proxy and Micsrosoft Updates does (since it is using
IE).