Defender updates failed error code: 80070005

Anonymous
2016-01-27T09:26:31+00:00

Split from this thread.

This didn't work for me though I have no other anti-virus or anti-spyware installed.

What else can I try

Log follows:

MpCmdRun: Command Line: "C:\Program Files\windows defender\MpCmdRun.exe"  -wdenable

 Start Time: ‎Wed ‎Jan ‎27 ‎2016 15:38:14

WDEnable

WDEnable(TRUE) finished.

MpCmdRun: End Time: ‎Wed ‎Jan ‎27 ‎2016 15:38:16

MpCmdRun: Command Line: "C:\Program Files\windows defender\mpcmdrun.exe"  -signatureupdate -http

 Start Time: ‎Wed ‎Jan ‎27 ‎2016 15:40:10

Start: MpSignatureUpdate()

Update started 

Search Started (HTTP) (Path: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=121721&clcid=0x409&arch=x64&eng=0.0.0.0&asdelta=0.0.0.0&prod=77BDAF73-B396-481F-9042-AD358843EC24)...

Download Started...

Time Info - ‎Wed ‎Jan ‎27 ‎2016 15:43:31 Download Completed 

Installation Started...

Update failed with hr: 0x80070005

Installation Completed 

Search Started (HTTP) (Path: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=260974&clcid=0x409&NRI=true&arch=x64&eng=0.0.0.0&sig=0.0.0.0&prod=77BDAF73-B396-481F-9042-AD358843EC24)...

Download Started...

Download Completed 

Installation Started...

Installation Completed 

Update completed with hr: 0x80070005

ERROR: Signature Update failed with hr=80070005

MpCmdRun: End Time: ‎Wed ‎Jan ‎27 ‎2016 15:43:44

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  1. Anonymous
    2016-01-28T09:32:57+00:00

    I also tried following below suggestion by Guru Kiran (without and then with admin privileges):

    1. Press Windows key + X.
    2. Type services.msc and hit enter.

    3. Search forWindows Defender service, right click and stop the service and start the service.

    4. Try to use Windows Defender and check if it helps.

    Service was stopped.  It tried to start but failed.

    Properties showed Defender set to manual and potential changes greyed out, even when run as admin.

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-01-28T08:59:37+00:00

    Also repeated the Windows Update Troubleshooter:

    http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9830262

    ~

    and got repeat of 

    Service registration is missing or corrupt Not fixed

    Regards

    Scott

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  3. Anonymous
    2016-01-28T08:56:54+00:00

    I also tried suggestion given to other person:

    open command prompt as administrator and type sfc /scannow 

    This ran fine and reported no problems

    Does this mean that there is no virus?

    Regards Scott

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  4. Anonymous
    2016-01-28T08:53:40+00:00

    I also tried method 2 above and this did not help.  Defender still complains that it is not running and when I start it it immediately stops again.

    Regards

    Scott

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  5. Anonymous
    2016-01-28T08:53:22+00:00

    I tried to run the updater to Defender in the couple of seconds that it was running.  It got part way through downloading updates then closed with In valid window handle error 0x80070578.

    Regards

    Scott

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