Windows 7: Microsoft Security Essentials update question

gogreen · 31 Oct 2010

If left to its own devices, when does MSE update? I started using MSE recently, and so far, I find myself updating manually. I've installed MSE on a laptop, too, and after 2 days, I updated manually. I didn't find a setting for updating. Did I miss something? And I have Windows Update set to update automatically. Thanks.

Brink · 31 Oct 2010

Hello Arthur,

MSE updates are handled through Windows Update, so it should check for updates for when you have Windows Update set to.

Hope this helps,
Shawn

gogreen · 31 Oct 2010

Hi Shawn. I have Windows Update set to update automatically every morning. It might do that, but apparently not for MSE. I'll have to watch it closely over the next day or so to confirm.

If my computer is off at the update time, what does Windows Update do?

Thanks.

rap33042 · 31 Oct 2010

GoGreen:

There is a setting (in the Settings Tab) - a check box that causes it to check for the latest definitions before running a scheduled scan.

To be honest, I have this checked, but if I do a Windows Update after it has run Windows still seems to find updated def files for MSE.

Don't know more than that and it's confusing,
rap

Brink · 31 Oct 2010

Gogreen,

If the computer is off during the time you set for Windows Update to check for updates, then it will check for and/or install updates at the next scheduled installation time instead.

It could also be when with what Richard pointed out above.

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gogreen · 01 Nov 2010

MSE reported just now that the last update was yesterday at 3:50-something p.m. I ran Windows Update and got the "Windows is up to date" screen. I went back in to MSE and manually updated, which showed a new update at 11:14 p.m. yesterday.

So why didn't Windows Update catch this? And is Windows Update supposed to update MSE?

Thanks.

ken9122 · 01 Nov 2010

Actually there updates available a couple times a day. The eazy way is to have MSE do a quick scan daily and have it check for updates then.

Ken

gogreen · 01 Nov 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by ken9122

Actually there updates available a couple times a day. The eazy way is to have MSE do a quick scan daily and have it check for updates then.

Ken

Yes, but I'm trying to avoid unnecessary scans. A daily scan seems unnecessary to me. No?

Bill2 · 01 Nov 2010

Just create a task in the task scheduler for MSE update. Heres how.

Microsoft Security Essentials Automatic Virus Signature Updates

ken9122 · 01 Nov 2010

Quote: Originally Posted by gogreen

Quote: Originally Posted by ken9122

Actually there updates available a couple times a day. The easy way is to have MSE do a quick scan daily and have it check for updates then.

Ken

Yes, but I'm trying to avoid unnecessary scans. A daily scan seems unnecessary to me. No?

You can set ot to scan once a week which would fine for the average user.

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