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How do you download the latest Windows Defender platform engine for offline PC, as well as the definitions?
How do you download the latest Windows Defender platform engine, as well as the definitions? It is for computers that are not online yet, I would like to do this for both Windows 8.1 and Windows 10. I have found this page https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/defenderupdates however, it talks of security intelligence files and the linked page Release notes https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/wdsi/definitions/antimalware-definition-release-notes shows only threat detections, not an update for the Windows Defender engine. I would like the Defender platform downloads for 8.1 as well as Windows 10, is
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