Microsoft Defender Antivirus and other Microsoft antimalware solutions provide a way to manually trigger an update. This process might also address problems with automatic updates. If you don't already use Microsoft Defender Antivirus,Ī manually triggered update immediately downloads and applies the latest security intelligence. If you are having problems with Windows Update, To help ensure your antimalware solution detects the latest threats, get updates automatically as part of Windows Update.

Microsoft security intelligence updates include software that incorporates material from third parties. This security intelligence works directly with cloud-based protection to deliver fast and powerful AI-enhanced, Microsoft continually updates security intelligence in antimalware products to cover the latest threats and to constantly tweakĭetection logic, enhancing the ability of Microsoft Defender Antivirus and other Microsoft antimalware solutions to accurately Security intelligence updates for Microsoft Defender Antivirus and other Microsoft antimalware