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Windows defender updating definition file without my permission
So I uninstalled mcafee recently and it turns out the antivirus program had blocked windows defender (a software I never knew I had until now!) and its updates all this time. Suddenly I started to see in system restore that a critical update had been installed without my knowing, shortly after the uninstall of mcafee. This turns out to be a definition file for Windows Defender.
The thing is though: I have windows update set on allowing me to choose when or whether or not I install new updates. So why has this windows defender update managed to get around it and install it without me allowing it?
And how can I stop this in the future?