Announcing Windows Defender (Beta 2) Refresh

[Mike Chan [MSFT]]

Windows Defender (Beta 2) Refresh - build 1347 has just been released.

This release includes many bug fixes and enhancements including:
· The option to always display the Windows Defender icon in the
taskbar notification area. This is one of the biggest customer feedback
issues we have received so we are implementing this request.

· Definition update delivery improvements. We have also included
changes to help address the major concerns that customers had around staying
up to date with definition updates.

· SpyNet data collection improvements - allowing Microsoft to
produce more effective definitions to help combat malware,

· Definition quality improvements - with every release, Microsoft
enhances the quality of our definitions ensuring that descriptions, advice,
category, alert level, and recommended actions are up to date to provide
better protection.

· Text improvements in the UI and localization and globalization
fixes to support Japanese and German releases.

You can download the latest copy from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsdefender

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Mike Chan [MSFT]
Technical Product Manager (Windows Defender)
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
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[Bill Sanderson MVP]

Thanks, Mike.

Users who normally select advanced Spynet membership should be aware that
the install process will set you back to basic membership, so it's a good
idea to revisit both the Spynet membership area of Tools, and the Options
area--to see what's different, and check that your old choices have been
preserved.

 

[Guest]

Mike
I have installed the latest build but still do not show WD icon in taskbar
notification area. How do I get the icon to show? Thanks.

 

[Bill Sanderson MVP]

Go to Tools, Options, and use the scroll bar on the right side of the window
to scroll down--the option is fairly near the end, as I recall--under Real
Time protection options--"Choose when Windows Defender icon appears in the
notification area."



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Mike
I have installed the latest build but still do not show WD icon in taskbar
notification area. How do I get the icon to show? Thanks.

Windows Defender (Beta 2) Refresh - build 1347 has just been released.

This release includes many bug fixes and enhancements including:
· The option to always display the Windows Defender icon in the
taskbar notification area. This is one of the biggest customer feedback
issues we have received so we are implementing this request.

· Definition update delivery improvements. We have also included
changes to help address the major concerns that customers had around
staying
up to date with definition updates.

· SpyNet data collection improvements - allowing Microsoft to
produce more effective definitions to help combat malware,

· Definition quality improvements - with every release,
Microsoft
enhances the quality of our definitions ensuring that descriptions,
advice,
category, alert level, and recommended actions are up to date to provide
better protection.

· Text improvements in the UI and localization and globalization
fixes to support Japanese and German releases.

You can download the latest copy from
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsdefender

--
Mike Chan [MSFT]
Technical Product Manager (Windows Defender)
Microsoft Corporation

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.

 

[Gerrit]

Mike
I have installed the latest build but still do not show WD icon in
taskbar notification area. How do I get the icon to show? Thanks.

Start WD.
Go to tools, options, scroll down and select "Always" under "Choose when
the Windows Defender icon appears in the notification area".

 

[Guest]

Thanks all for the quick response. I must have had a senior moment regarding
the scroll bar.

 

[RyAn]

Mike Chan [MSFT] napisa³(a):

Windows Defender (Beta 2) Refresh - build 1347 has just been released.

Im tryng to install defender on win 2k sp4 polish with all dowloads up to
date. All didn't help i still getting the message below. Can sombody help?

"Application failed to initialize: 0x80010534. Map between security
identification and account names wasn´t done.

 

[mxo2204]

Same problem here.

Mike Chan [MSFT] napisa³(a):
> Windows Defender (Beta 2) Refresh - build 1347 has just been released.
>
Im tryng to install defender on win 2k sp4 polish with all dowloads up to
date. All didn't help i still getting the message below. Can sombody help?

"Application failed to initialize: 0x80010534. Map between security
identification and account names wasn´t done.

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RyAn

Same problem here. Research on the Web shows it happens with German, French, Polish etc. W2K versions, all using the latest SPs & Patches.
Any comments are welcome.

Thanks
mxo2204