Yes, go into start, all programs, windows defender, tools, options and turn
off automatic updates, which is part of the automatic scan, at the top.
It's a very good program, too bad you want to stop updating it.
It's been working for you all this time.
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Bob Noble
http://www.sonic.net/bnoble
"Frank Rizzo" <> wrote in message
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>I do not run Windows Defender at all, however, Windows Update keeps
>downloading the updates for me to install. Is there a way to turn off
>windows updates for Windows Defender?
>
> Thanks.