Windows 10: can not up date windows defender

why is windows defender saying denied

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Defender updates no longer shown

Hi,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community.

I appreciate your interest on Windows 10.

I suggest you to follow the steps below:

• Type defender in the search box.
• Click on update.
• Check for the date on which defender is being updated.
• If the recent date is mentioned then it will not show in the Automatic Updates.
• Also click on update definition and check if any update is pending.

Please get back to us with updated status. We will be happy to assist you further.

 

Defender updates no longer shown

Sorry but I just want to see Defender updates listed in my update history. Updates for office 2010 etc are shown so why not Windows Defender?

 

windows defender

Your computer and the service don't need to have an identical date and time, but if they vary too much it will prevent you from checking for updates. The following steps are the most common solutions for this error code.

First, verify that the time, date/year & time-zone are set correctly

<<http://goo.gl/ElJr9v>>

Reboot if you changed any of the above.

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Reboot

Get the latest definitions - Manually download the latest updates

<<http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/definitions/adl.aspx>>

and/or

Try executing the following command : "%programfiles%\windows defender\mpcmdrun.exe" -signatureupdate -http

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      You will want to print these instructions for offline reference -
      

IMPORTANT => DON'T SKIP ANY STEP perform all Steps in one uninterrupted session - If a Step says to reboot
reboot.

Problems starting Windows Defender in Windows 8/8.1/10

Pləase let us know what fixes the problem or if the pяoblem remains.

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