Users relying on MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) may have found the
'virus & spyware definitions' automatic update service stopped working end February 2025 *,
as signaled by a worrisome orange colored MSE icon![Image]()
in the system tray ![:roll:]( "Rolling Eyes")
* (under Win7, at any rate)
![:idea:]( "Idea")
Techspot workaround to the recue ![:!:]( "Exclamation")
From the above site:
• Check whether your version of Windows is 32-bit or 64-bit.
• Click the relevant link for your version of Windows.
• The downloaded file is called mpam-fe.exe (size ≈180Mb)
• Execute the file to update MSE virus definition
Et voilà ! System tray sporting anew its former eye soothing green-colored MSE icon![Image]()
… ![:D]( "Very Happy")
Since MSE definitions are valid across the currently supported Microsoft platforms, this workaround should be good to go for awhile![:wink:]( "Wink")
'virus & spyware definitions' automatic update service stopped working end February 2025 *,
as signaled by a worrisome orange colored MSE icon
in the system tray 
* (under Win7, at any rate)
Techspot workaround to the recue 
From the above site:
• Check whether your version of Windows is 32-bit or 64-bit.
• Click the relevant link for your version of Windows.
• The downloaded file is called mpam-fe.exe (size ≈180Mb)
• Execute the file to update MSE virus definition
Et voilà ! System tray sporting anew its former eye soothing green-colored MSE icon
… 
Since MSE definitions are valid across the currently supported Microsoft platforms, this workaround should be good to go for awhile
Statistics: Posted by __philippe — Fri Mar 07, 2025 11:51 am