Windows 10: I have Mcafee installed, I still get updates for defender

Is there an explanation to why windows defender continues to update. When I have Mcafee installed.Regards

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Windows Defender Update in disabled mode when McAfee is installed

We have McAfee as an Enterprise solution for AV and DLP. We understand when McAfee is installed Windows Defender gets disabled automatically. Day in and out our SOC team sends notification to update Windows Defender though its disabled. I tried and tried with many options for the update but its not possible to install Defender updates in disabled mode. Kindly suggest if there is any way to update it either by script or any other way. Thanks DK

 

Conflict between McAfee and Windows Defender

Did you ask McAfee support (http://service.mcafee.com/) and/or in their forum (McAfee Support – The Page You Are Looking for Has Been Moved)?

Try to

• uninstall McAfee
• run their removal tool (see List of anti-malware product removal tools )
• reboot
• re-install McAfee

In case Windows Defender is still not disabled after doing the above steps, either

disable Windows Defender manually (see the Answer-marked post of GreginMich in

this thread)

or

use a REG file (see Option 2 here: Windows Defender - Turn On or Off in Windows 10 )

 

McAfee and Windows Defender

When a different antimalware protection product is installed, Windows Defender is disabled to make sure the two products do not interfere. In other words, McAfee tells Windows that McAfee is now protecting the system, and Windows therefore turns off Windows
Defender.

There should be an uninstall entry for McAfee if you'd like to remove the trial. Go to Start | Settings | System | Apps & features to find McAfee's entry. Once you click on it, there should be an Uninstall button that'll kick off the uninstall steps.

Regards,

Aaron

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