Sunday 18 August 2019

Windows Defender to Update Automatically

  1. Right Click on my computer -> manage and then click on TASK SCHEDULER
  2. Right-click on TASK SCHEDULER LIBRARY and select CREATE NEW BASIC TASK
  3. Type a name like UPDATE DEFENDER, and click the NEXT button
  4. Leave the TRIGGER setting to DAILY, and click the NEXT button
  5. Leave the DAILY setting to RECUR EVERY 1 day, and click the NEXT button
  6. Leave the ACTION on START A PROGRAM, and click the NEXT button
  7. In the PROGRAM/SCRIPT field enter: “C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe” (the quotes ARE required)
  8. In the ADD ARGUMENTS enter -SignatureUpdate (no quotes), and click the NEXT button
  9. Click the FINISH button to complete the task