Troubleshoot Windows Defender Definition Update Issue with Windows 10

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Windows Defender is antimalware software that comes inbuilt with Windows 10 operating system. It protects your system against malware, adware, virus, and other malicious threats. With its’ great security features there are also certain situations in which Windows Defender may also create trouble to your system. However, with a online technical help for Windows Defender, you can easily find solution for Windows Defender. Recently some users have reported for Windows Defender update issues about which you will know with this article piece.

While you are utilizing Windows Defender, you receive message concerning to Windows Defender updates in two circumstances and to have solution for these troubling situations you can have an expert support for Windows 10. So, let’s have a look at these circumstances as shown below:

1.      While you open a Windows Defender, you receive a message that suggests you to check for new definitions.

Here, you need to check for updates in Windows Defender for which you can follow the procedures as shown below:

·         Start Windows Defender. And, for doing this you need to click on Start > programs> Windows Defender.

·         Now, you need to check for new definitions. And, for doing this you need to click on Check for Updates Now.

2.      While trying to check updates in Windows Defender, you receive an error message that signifies that definition updates cannot be downloaded checked or installed.

Here, you need to make a manual installation for updates and then need to verify Windows update files for which you can follow the process as shown below:

·         Restart your computer

After restarting your system you need to switch back to Windows Defender where you need to note the error code on Home page. If you find error message as code 0x80240016, you again need to restart your system.

·         Make the manual installation for updates

o   For manual installation follow the steps as shown below:

o   Visit the Security Portal, if you are using English version.

o   If you are not using English language, then you can visit Security Portal to gather information for non-English language. Now, click on the article number 923159 for manual downloading for latest updates for Windows Defender.

o   Follow the steps shown on the website to download and install the latest updated Definitions for Windows Defender.

These are the process through which you can easily troubleshoot Windows Defender Definitions update issues and could have complete protection for your system in a perfect manner.