Windows 10: Uninstalling old Windows Defender Definition Updates

Hi, I have over 62 Windows Definition Updates +Backup taking up over 7gb of my storage and can't seem to clean any of them out. I understand they're important, but some of them are far older than they should be and I need space. Is there a way to delete them all and reinstall the latest?

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Windows Defender Definition Updates.

Thank you Elba for the prompt reply. However, there is a problem: In "Control Panel" under the "Programs and Features" page > "View Installed Updates" the " Windows Defender Definition Updates" are NOT listed. Consequently, I cannot delete/uninstall them.
The same thing happens when I use "Settings" >" Updates & Security" > "View Update History". Here the Definition Updates are all listed but I can't uninstall them either. Any other suggestions?

Thanks again, Fred

 

Windows Defender Definition Updates.

You should not uninstall Windows Defender Definition updates, they are installed to protect your computer from malicious threats. Please leave them alone.

You update history will list previous definitions and updates that were installed, thats normal.

 

Updating definitions in windows 10 Defender.

How come Defender doesn't check my last definitions download and update them if they are not current? Windows 10 will notify me to run a scan but, with definitions that are always as much as a couple of days old. I know that definitions come on windows
update but that does not happen every day. I would suggest that every time you run defender that it would download definitions first just to make sure they are the most recent.