Windows 10: Windows 10 update stuck on Defender

Searching through threads it seems this has been happening for a long time now. Each PC I build up recently gets stuck on the microsoft Defender Antivirus updates. This holds up all of the other updates. I've tried countless suggestions to try and clear this or that. Manually download and update to no avail. Is there a way to just turn updates off for Defender, disable it? I was looking to maybe use defender as main antivirus as it seems to have matured a bit. However with this issue, I just want to disable and forget defender altogether.

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stuck at installing update [Definition Update for Windows Defender - KB2267602 (Definition 1.213.1075.0).]

Hello,

Thank you for posting the query on Microsoft Community. I am glad to assist you on this.

Try to update Windows Defender manually and check.

Here are the steps:

• 
  Press Windows key, type Windows Defender
  and hit Enter.
  
• 
  Click on Update and try to update from there.
  

If this doesn't help, I would suggest you to follow the suggestions provided by
Ronnie Vernon on November 3, 2015 and see if it helps in resolving the issue.

Windows defender /down load stuck

Hope this helps. Please do let us know if you need any further assistance.

Thank You.

 

Windows 10 Anniversary Update Issues

Problems with W10 Anniv auto update:

Mom's: (x58 Xeon 5677) Windows Defender was not turned back on automatically (it was "on" in the 1511 edition) and she had a Trojan. Full system scan to eradicate.
Her Epson printer was knocked off, had to uninstall by Device Manager pull USB cable and reconnect cable. W10 did the rest.

Step-mom's: (HP pre built) Windows Defender not turned back on by default. Her USB Seagate Expansion Drive 2Tb was offline so all backup routines were halted. Had to rerun backup plan. Had her do a full virus scan.

Step-dad's: (Dell Optiplex tweaked upgrades) Windows Defender not turned back on by default. Full Scan.

 

Windows Defender update stuck on "0% Downloading"

Good Morning

For the last 3 weeks I for some reason can't update windows Defender. It's stuck on downloading.

Definition Update for Windows Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Definition 1.275.1086.0)

Status: Downloading - 0%

Definition Update for Windows Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Definition 1.259.652.0)

Status: Downloading - 0%

Once the update doesn't work I get the following error message:

Code:

[b]Error 0x80070003 while downloading update for Windows Defender.
[/b]

I've tried everything also methods below:

Method 1:

I suggest you to run the Windows Update troubleshooter and check if it helps.

• Press Windows key, type troubleshooter in the search box and then press enter.
• Select Troubleshooting. Click on
  view all and select Windows Update troubleshooter and follow the on-screen instructions.

Try below given method if issue persist.

Method 2:

If issue persist I suggest you to reset Windows Update component. Kindly follow the below given steps.

• Press Windows key + X, select Command prompt (Admin) to bring up elevated Command prompt.
• Stop the BITS service, the Windows Update service, and the Cryptographic service. To do this, at a command prompt, type the following commands. Make sure that you press Enter after you type each command.
  
  • net stop bits
  • net stop wuauserv
  • net stop appidsvc
  • net stop cryptsvc
• Rename the softare distribution folders backup copies. To do this, at a command prompt, type the following commands. Make sure that you press Enter after you type each command.
  • Ren %systemroot%\SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.bak
  • Ren %systemroot%\system32\catroot2 catroot2.bak
• Restart the BITS service, the Windows Update service, and the Cryptographic service. To do this, at a command prompt, type the following commands. Make sure that you press Enter after you type each command.
  • net start bits
  • net start wuauserv
  • net start appidsvc
  • net start cryptsvc
• Restart your PC and check if it works.

Method 3:

The system file may have got corrupted due to corruption in system file. I suggest you to try the following steps:

• Open command prompt by pressing Windows key + X and selecting “Command prompt admin”.
• In command prompt, type the following commands and press Enter after each command:

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth

DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth

• Close the command prompt and restart the PC and check if it works.