I use Microsoft Security Essentials as my antivirus on my Win7 box. New virus definitions to Security Essentials are installed using Windows Update. However, the updates are marked as optional by default, as opposed to important which means that they don't get installed automatically. I have to select the updates from the list of optional updates and install them manually.
Is there a way to change this behavior so that new definitions are marked as important and installed automatically?
Answer
Do you have MSE set to run Scheduled scan? You can force MSE to check for updates before a scheduled scan. To set a scheduled scan open up MSE and click on the settings tab. Check the box "Run a scheduled scan" and set the day, time, and type of scan. Then make sure you check the box for "Check for the latest virus & spyware definitions before running a scheduled scan".
Updated 01/14/2011
Here is a link to a way to change the frequency of MSE updates. The default is every 24 hours.
http://lifehacker.com/5733597/change-microsoft-security-essentials-update-frequency
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