Microsoft Security Essentials Update Error

Microsoft Security Essentials Update Error

Microsoft Security Essentials Update Error can make you crazy because everything seems normal and there is no specific error as well. Microsoft Security Essential is a great anti-virus and anti-spyware software . I found this software more efficient,  light weight and easy to use. Now coming back to original point I am going to discuss a very common problem that can happen anytime in windows. I hope most of the people new and seen this error message that on startup of windows system says “at least one service is disabled”. This can cause lots of problems in most of the programs running on windows Like I said in the title “Microsoft Security Essential Update Error”.

 Error Code: 0x80070422

Error Description: Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus & spyware definitions update failed Microsoft Security Essentials wasn’t able to check for virus & spyware definition updates.Make sure your computer is connected to the Internet and try again.Click ‘Help’ for more information about this problem.Error code: 0x80070422Error description: Microsoft Security Essentials can’t start the update service because it’s been disabled by the local administrator or as a result of a problem in the registry data.

Solution
There is a very simple solution of this error given as under;

1. Go to Start Menu

2. Go to Run

3. Enter services.msc command

4. Go to automatic updates service

5. If the service is disabled, Enable it and start

6. Try again to update the Microsoft Security Essentials

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9 thoughts on “Microsoft Security Essentials Update Error”

  1. MKay. I had the same problem with automatic updates missing from the services list.

    SOLUTION:

    1) Press Start….Run

    2) Paste the following:regsvr32 wuaueng.dll

    3) Press Enter 🙂 Worked for me

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  2. Thanks gov, your 6 step solution worked, it took me 1 or 2 minutes to get the updates working again.!!!
    That is excellent ‘cos i’ve followed the links given by MS and ended up in a jungle of info; 100’s of sledge hammers to crack a tiny little nut.!!!!!!
    Top marks and 1000 thanks to you.
    Cheers.

    Reply
  3. erro 0x80070422 – atualização microsoft security

    Ola pessoal, tem uma maneira muito mais facil e rápida para resolver esse problema, vá no menu executar e digite services.msc procure o seviço CLIENTE DNS e pare, volte ao microsoft security e mande atualizar e pronto.

    até mais…

    Hello people, have a much easier and faster to solve this problem, go to Run menu and type services.msc look for the DNS CLIENT art scientific and stop, go back to microsoft update and security and have done.

    even more …

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  4. I’ve tried everything on here. I’m having problems updating MSE due to removal of Live Security Platinum. I’ve scanned the computer with numerous malware programs. I was finally able to get MSE to open and even update once and then ran a full scan. Afterward MSE could not update. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled. Still will not update.

    When I run the regsvr32 wuaueng.dll I get another error message:

    The module “wuaueng.dll” was loaded but the call to DllRegisterServer failed with error code 0x80070005.

    Reply

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