defender auto update

[baccini]

Hello. is it possible to set windows defender to auto update without having auto updates turn on, i have microsoft update set to ask me first but would like to allow defender to update without asking hope that make some sense to someone

 

[JMH]

Hello baccini,
Your question is ambivalent.... to this one. I don't use Defender.
{The purpose of having an auto update facility turned on is to allow a program to do just that.}

I would suggest you consider an alternative to Defender.

Two free programs for you to check out & choose one from { if you are so inclined} are SuperAntiSpyware & Malwarebytes.
Both work happily with Win 7.


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[pjd]

Hello. is it possible to set windows defender to auto update without having auto updates turn on, i have microsoft update set to ask me first but would like to allow defender to update without asking hope that make some sense to someone

It makes perfect sense to me baccini.

However with MS Update you can't selectively tell it which apps it should auto-update and which ones it should ask you about.

 

[Borg 386]

You may want to consider MSE. If you update to MSE, it will combine both defender functions with an AV. MSE is updated 3X a day and if you set your Windows updates to auto install, it will update this. Also, you can manually hit the update button on MSE to make sure you have the latest updates....

 

[baccini]

Ok thanks for the advice I run Defender and avast and happy with these but will keep your advice for the future cheers