Windows Defender Anti-Virus Updates for Personal devices
This article will demonstrate how to manually check for Anti-Virus updates, and Scan for Threats on your device.
Protection Updates.
- In the Search Bar, type ‘Virus and Threat Protection’ and hit enter.
- Select the ‘Check for Update’ tab.

Scan for Threats.
- In the Search Bar, type ‘Windows Security’ and Launch the App.
- Select the ‘Virus and Threat Protection’ option.

- Select ‘Quick Scan’, and let the update run its course.
