Windows Defender will not update virus and spyware definitions. After requesting the update and letting it run forever, I eventually get a message "The virus and spyware definitions didn't update on [Date],[Time] because of an Internet or network connectivity problem. I have completely uninstalled any old anti-virus successfully, and there is no issue with my Internet service.
Any recommendations? Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. I know the best answer is to upgrade to Win10, but I've been unemployed for quite some time, so it's not in the budget That's why I windows 8.1 defender not updating free download subbing to McAfee Do the same for any other security product which you've already uninstalled.
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In reply to PatrickPetersZap's post on August 23, Any further suggestions would be appreciated. Might be that there are some leftovers after uninstallation of McAfee. In reply to PatrickPetersZap's post on August 24, This site in other languages x.