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How to stop Windows Defender Antivirus from downloading updates
I'm running WIN10 v 1909 and Avast antivirus.
Since the upgrade to WIN10 v 1903, I've been getting an error message telling me Windows Defender Antivirus update(s) have failed and specifically - "..Security Intelligence Update for Windows Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.305.2729.0)...Error 0x80070643...Retry"
I see that Windows Defender Antivirus is turned off. Despite this, WIN10 continues to download Windows Defender updates, it then finds it cannot install the updates because - I'm guessing - the program Windows Defender Antivirus is not running. I think this then generates the above error message.
Would stopping WIN10 seeking the WDA updates stop the error messages being generated and, if so, how can I stop WDA seeking the updates. The WDA registry is protected.