How To Update Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) When Windows Update Is Disabled


Posted November 26, 2009 – 3:44 pm in: Freeware

If you have already installed the recently released Microsoft Security Essentials, you might know that the MSE uses Windows Update service to get updated.

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Do you have problems with Windows Update and still want to update your Microsoft Security Essentials? Yes, you can update Microsoft Security Essentials even if the Windows Update is disabled.

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Update MSE is a small utility for Windows Vista and Windows 7 that allows you update MSE quickly and easily when even if the Windows Update is disabled for some reasons. Although you can manually update Microsoft Security Essentials offline, this utility helps you make it quickly.

 

Once you install and run Update MSE utility, you will see options such as update interval and also run on startup. Use the appropriate option to keep your MSE updated.

 

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